absence
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The administration can’t be blamed for continuing construction in the absence of any order compelling it to stop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
But another notable absence is Japan's Sony, maker of the PlayStation 5 console.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
“In the absence of material escalation and amid continuing grey flows through the Strait of Hormuz, oil markets remained mostly in a wait-and-see mode,” Peter Sidorov of Deutsche Bank wrote in a note on Tuesday.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Taken together, we see hope and its absence wedged in the backseat.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
It was distressing to consider the misery and anxiety his absence was causing those who cared.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
For many Cameroonians, however, Biya's repeated absences over the past two decades have become a source of growing frustration.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Fridays are "becoming a particular weak spot for attendance", he added, and said he would be investigating why pupil illness absences are regularly significantly higher at the end of each week.
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
But besides his frequent absences, there was another barrier to friendship with him: he seemed of a reserved, an abstracted, and even of a brooding nature.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing absence
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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