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absence

[ab-suhns] / ˈæb səns /




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"Would the case have been reviewed in the absence of his intervention?"

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Becerra said sarcastically to reporters in Sacramento after being asked about his absence from the campaign trail.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

"Our ground testing couldn't exactly reproduce the environment Roman would experience in space, such as the absence of gravity," Bolcar said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

I began noticing their absence most acutely when restaurants reopened after the first wave of the pandemic.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

I look away, determined not to let her absence interfere with what I’m about to do.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Since late September, pupils have barred the entrances to their schools, complaining of teacher absences, overloaded timetables, dilapidated classrooms and buildings ill-adapted to rising temperatures, among other grievances.

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

Suburban growth—and burgeoning communities across the South and West—means the report has some conspicuous absences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

I had no choice but to adjust to Barack's absences anyway, because they weren't slated to end.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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