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absence

[ab-suhns] / ˈæb səns /




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Prosecutors had sought a three-year prison term, but the judges handed down a lower sentence while noting the "absence of severe harm to victims", The Korea Herald reported.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

“The absence of any clear academic standard is difficult to reconcile with a mission built on academic excellence,” the report stated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The absence of memory, combined with experiencing stocks always rising, is an underappreciated risk factor as younger investors emerge as a powerful market force.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Finally, these are his late wife’s children too, and being able to support them this way in her absence must give him a lot of pleasure.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

The back of the postcard is covered in the back-slanted printing that I’ve seen million times before—on grocery lists, on birthday cards, on absence notes for school.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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