absence
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However, the global economy has adjusted to the sudden absence of oil and natural gas from one of the world’s main sources of supply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The absence of a father, meanwhile, has been associated with a variety of negative outcomes for children.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
He said among advantages is the absence of high buildings and homes looming "so you don't have ... people hiding behind windows".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Rather than dwelling on the absence of a right hand, Fontaine saw something wondrous coming out of Abbott’s left hand — a cut fastball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Soon the villagers would discover her absence and search parties would go out.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu set out a timetable on Sunday urging local authorities to prioritise filling gaps left by long-term teacher absences and unfilled posts.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 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
Raman countered that many of her absences were the result of her attendance on regional boards and oversight bodies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
That includes both authorised absences, such as illness, and unauthorised absences, which is when pupils miss school without permission or a valid reason.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Does it make all his absences worse, maybe, knowing he's capable of thinking beyond himself, even in the smallest of ways?
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
Vocabulary lists containing absence
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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