absence
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In the absence of official information, Venezuelan civilians have created websites to help locate victims.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
What makes the object especially puzzling is the apparent absence of a visible galaxy surrounding it, according to study co-author and UMD Astronomy Professor Sylvain Veilleux.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
"Being brave isn't the absence of fear. It's having that fear and doing it anyway."
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
I loved the show, but its absence has not been a painful one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Mr. Rochester had given me but one week’s leave of absence: yet a month elapsed before I quitted Gateshead.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
That includes both authorised absences, such as illness, and unauthorised absences, which is when pupils miss school without permission or a valid reason.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
All it cost them to snatch up the winner of the last two American League Cy Young Awards was three minor-leaguers whose absences will barely make a dent in their loaded farm system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Garcia was fired in 2024 for tardiness and absences that he claims were justified.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Dianne Feinstein’s final years in office involved repeated reporting on cognitive decline and absences, raising difficult questions about when coverage becomes invasive or speculative.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
There’s a crack in the sink, which at this moment seems a disaster, worse than any of the other flaws and absences.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing absence
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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