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absent

[ab-suhnt, ab-sent, ab-suhnt] / ˈæb sənt, æbˈsɛnt, ˈæb sənt /




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Both were listed on USC’s second depth chart of the season after being absent from the first, suggesting they could suit up.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

Women's boxing was unsanctioned in Ireland, absent from the Olympic programme and devoid of any clear professional pathway.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

But as the winter approaches, “competition between the two regions is likely to pick up, particularly if Qatari LNG remains largely absent from the market through year-end.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

The team showed that whether HSF1 was present or absent changed the composition of glycoconjugates produced by the cells.

From Science Daily Sep. 1, 2026

He was kind of flattered that she’d noticed he was absent.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

In the mode of Katherine Boo and Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, Flock absents herself from the narrative, allowing us to enter the lives of her subjects and witness moments of almost unbearable intimacy.

From New York Times Feb. 13, 2018

I don’t think there is much of a risk of default in the very near term but clearly if it absents official financing then it becomes more of a concern.

From The Guardian Apr. 4, 2016

Sinclair, whose prose is famously so eloquent, is here smilingly reticent, and somewhat disconcertingly absents himself before the trip is quite finished – to catch a plane.

From The Guardian Jul. 19, 2012

Reason: Under the city charter a mayor who absents himself for more than 30 days loses his office.

From Time Magazine Archive

When a girl absents herself it usually sort of disqualifies her for all the other affairs.

From Jane Allen, Junior by Edith Bancroft

“The evidence demonstrates that he did not control Oracle, and that he absented himself from the acquisition of NetSuite,” the judge wrote.

From Seattle Times May 12, 2023

Interestingly, one of the other very senior Likud figures, Yuli Edelstein, who had been chair of the Knesset—which is a position equivalent to speaker of the House—for many years, had absented himself.

From Slate Mar. 28, 2023

He absented himself from the traditional marketing of his art, but supported himself in part by selling a trove of Constantin Brancusi sculptures he had acquired.

From Washington Post Nov. 19, 2019

By contrast, Mr. Johnson absented himself from Monday’s vote by traveling to Afghanistan, though for hours even cabinet colleagues were unsure of his whereabouts.

From New York Times Jun. 25, 2018

For years, the chemist harbored a bitter resentment of Lawrence, who had plainly dumped the task of firing him in Cooksey’s lap and absented himself from the Rad Lab while the deed was done.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

"He is deliberately manipulating the court and voluntarily absenting himself."

From BBC Apr. 8, 2025

He focused on personal priorities like criminal justice reform, and he jousted with rivals in a factionalized West Wing while absenting himself at key moments, to the frustration of colleagues.

From Seattle Times Jun. 8, 2022

If you can convince him, then he will come to realize that your absenting yourself truly is the easiest solution.

From Washington Post Jun. 2, 2022

Rather, when Fleabag is talking to the audience, she is noticeably absenting herself from her real life.

From Slate May 16, 2019

He had a blanket pulled over his head, was apparently asleep, absenting himself from the whole affair.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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