absence
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It brought in operating income of $652 million, a 5% slide that the company attributed to higher sports rights costs and the absence of UFC pay-per-view revenue compared with last year.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
This absence suggests that recent volcanic activity is unlikely, making the weathered, inactive surface scenario more plausible.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
"There is an absence of any original position on real issues," he says.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
But the secretary’s absence on the world stage doesn’t mean he has been idle.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
At least it would give him some distraction from the abrupt quiet in her absence.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Vocabulary lists containing absence
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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