absent

Example Sentences

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Oil analysts anticipate that absent a quick resolution, Europe and the U.S. could start seeing prices that look more like the $180 levels in the Middle East.

From Barron's

Items which take longer to cook are absent from menus.

From BBC

The idea was to compose a show that even those who weren’t “Monty Python” fans would enjoy, with hints of romance and sincerity absent from the source material.

From Los Angeles Times

Anyway, Tansy had her a payload of pupils and could just mark me and Charlie absent.

From Literature

Having lowered rates last year, many officials think they may not be doing much to restrain the economy as it is, leaving little room to cut absent meaningful weakening.

From The Wall Street Journal