absence

One group of devoted players jokingly created a boilerplate agreement for a “GTA”-induced leave of absence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The address will seek to restore confidence in the Fed’s commitment to taming inflation, and ease concerns that the absence of forward guidance will undermine stability, Samarra Hammoud, FX strategist at CBA, said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The court also noted the absence of any genetic or lifestyle-related factors that could otherwise explain the cancer.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

That was how Carlos Alcaraz settled back into competitive action at the US Open, partnering the American great as she returned to her home slam after a four-year absence.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Like the other patients at Carville, she submits to monthly tests to determine if the disease is still present or if it’s been “arrested”—the term used to describe continued absence of infection.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

For many Cameroonians, however, Biya's repeated absences over the past two decades have become a source of growing frustration.

From Barron's ● 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

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

A third calls for a pulse check on a law passed by the Legislature in 2025 that lets public schools excuse student absences for off-campus religious instruction.

From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026

But besides his frequent absences, there was another barrier to friendship with him: he seemed of a reserved, an abstracted, and even of a brooding nature.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë