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absent

[ab-suhnt, ab-sent, ab-suhnt] / ˈæb sənt, æbˈsɛnt, ˈæb sənt /




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The researchers also observed that sleep apnea-like conditions had a smaller impact on both the gut microbiome and the metabolome when FXR was absent.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

Overall, the announcements are “unlikely to drive demand absent a surprise,” Vogt wrote.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

However, with world number one Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic both eliminated in the first week, plus defending champion Carlos Alcaraz absent because of injury, the German's route to the title has opened up.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

In late March, Gates was noticeably absent from CERAWeek, the energy industry’s premiere gathering in Houston.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

It might have held a presence medieval; and, reaching to the desk for pencil and paper, I sketched in fancy with an absent mind a profile, pale and aquiline.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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