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absentee

[ab-suhn-tee] / ˌæb sənˈti /
ADJECTIVE
not being present
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NOUN
one who is absent
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The roof can be caving in or they can be well-loved properties with absentee owners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Staffing shortages have pushed absentee rates sharply higher, leaving major airports scrambling to maintain basic operations as spring travel ramps up.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

The widespread use of absentee voting occurred for the first time during the Civil War when many states allowed soldiers to vote from the field.

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026

A once proud, close-knit community has been left to the vagaries of absentee landlords, rising deprivation and residents who often don't want to be here.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

To judge from modern parallels in the Middle East and elsewhere, it is unlikely that the natives approved of having foreign interlopers for neighbors or absentee landlords.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro




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