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absence

[ab-suhns] / ˈæb səns /




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Several groups, including Airlines for America, said in a joint statement on Friday that without a deal, the risk of unscheduled absences by Transportation Security Administration workers increased, causing flight delays and longer wait times.

From BBC

Tuipulotu's words suggested there's a serious reaction coming at Murrayfield but one of the issues for Scotland is the absence of the X-factor that has won so many of these days before.

From BBC

The higher level of absences “can result in longer wait times at checkpoints, leading to missed or delayed flights, which has a cascading negative impact on the American economy,” she added.

From MarketWatch

We often think of peace as the absence of war, that if powerful countries would reduce their weapon arsenals, we could have peace.

From Salon

In those animals, the absence of ALOX15 led to a rise in colorectal tumors, although the impact varied depending on which omega-3 fatty acid was used.

From Science Daily