absence
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Now, he is taking a leave of absence to build a financial startup called Mecone aimed at bringing perpetual futures trading to a wider investor base.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
That result was consistent with the absence of the 5-oxoETE receptor in mice, suggesting that rodents had lost key functions associated with this signaling system.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
But he studiously avoided his own, an absence that disappointed many and fueled ongoing speculation about why.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
After winning 12 of his 17 games in charge last season to guide United back into the Champions League after a two-year absence, Carrick was given a two-year contract.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
He had in fact passed out when he’d given blood for the first time, at a blood drive at Arbel he’d signed up for because it had been an excused absence from gym that week.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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As for Jackson, it’s the latest setback in a career in which stretches of brilliance have been undermined by repeated injuries and absences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Maddison is part of a returning group of players, including Kudus and Dejan Kulusevski, who are making comebacks from lengthy absences.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
The teens at French high schools, known as lycées, say that their studies are being ruined by high teacher absences, overlong school days and dilapidated facilities, as well as other grievances.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
The class-action, led by four ex-warehouse workers, alleges that Amazon deducted their bank of unpaid time off or flagged them for “time off-task” for medically necessary breaks or absences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
No absences, no tardinesses, and my academic work was among the best of the year.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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