absence
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Emma Raducanu's absence from the WTA Tour will be extended by at least two more weeks following her withdrawal from the upcoming Madrid Open.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
Eight points from five games is the maximum requirement now for a return to the Champions League after a two-season absence.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
“Regulation is not about slowing down progress. It is about asking questions and saying that in the absence of answers, we’re going to put on reasonable restraints that we can revisit.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
Conspicuous in its absence in the center position of the dash is an LCD touch screen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
The sarcasm that had repelled, the harshness that had startled me once, were only like keen condiments in a choice dish: their presence was pungent, but their absence would be felt as comparatively insipid.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing absence
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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