absence
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It’s that we’ll gradually make fewer opportunities for it, until its absence begins to feel normal.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
The absence of a father, meanwhile, has been associated with a variety of negative outcomes for children.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
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
Judge William Harbage KC said there was "no medical evidence" to properly explain Jogesh's absence and said a bench warrant would be issued.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Indian classical forms more than make up for an absence of harmony with highly complex and intricate melodies and rhythms.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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
Representatives of Australia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands said the absences would not affect the meeting's outcomes.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 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
"With atypical absences that last longer, people may have automatic movements like fidgeting with their hands, eyelid fluttering and lip smacking. Some people may fall."
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
I’ll let him save his absences for when he’s actually conscious of them.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
Vocabulary lists containing absence
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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