absence
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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
He added they were "temporary, brief, but easily treatable absence seizures".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Their absence left the remaining control tower personnel understaffed while managing more than twice the airport’s usual traffic volume.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 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
You don’t have to have a number to express the lack of something, and it didn’t occur to anybody to assign a symbol to the absence of objects.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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
All it cost them to snatch up the winner of the last two American League Cy Young Awards was three minor-leaguers whose absences will barely make a dent in their loaded farm system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Since Martinez took over in 2023 after leaving his previous role as Belgium head coach, Ronaldo has featured in 36 of Portugal's 44 games, with most of his absences coming through injury or suspension.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Dianne Feinstein’s final years in office involved repeated reporting on cognitive decline and absences, raising difficult questions about when coverage becomes invasive or speculative.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
Symptoms were feigned, and our mothers wrote notes excusing our absences on the day of the intramural softball tournament.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
Vocabulary lists containing absence
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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