absence
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The Italian government has advised schools that "in the absence of concrete evidence beyond the simple receipt of a mass email indicating a danger, buildings must not not be evacuated".
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Aside from those familiar tropes, the absence of regular eliminations, a staple of dating shows, help set the show apart, according to Harrison.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
But observers have pointed to the absence of some big names, with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham the only leader from a G7 country scheduled to address the summit.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
“In the absence of evidence of weaker inflation pressures, I continue to think there is likely to be a case for a further increase in rates in the near term,” Lombardelli said in a speech.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
He had in fact passed out when he’d given blood for the first time, at a blood drive at Arbel he’d signed up for because it had been an excused absence from gym that week.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
When the university authorities threatened to withhold Marlowe’s degree following prolonged absences from Cambridge, the Privy Council intervened to reassure them that he had “done her Majesty good service.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Fear on both sides can create a distance and lack of understanding, he warned, with longer absences making it much more likely a worker will drop out of the labour force altogether.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Sinner and Alcaraz swept the board between them at the majors in 2024 and 2025 - and Zverev has taken full advantage against the rest of the field in their absences.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The class-action, led by four ex-warehouse workers, alleges that Amazon deducted their bank of unpaid time off or flagged them for “time off-task” for medically necessary breaks or absences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
There’s a crack in the sink, which at this moment seems a disaster, worse than any of the other flaws and absences.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing absence
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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