absent
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When CRHR1 is absent, OPCs multiply more rapidly after an injury.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
While September’s dreadful average return has been known for years, statisticians constantly reminded us that, absent a plausible rationale, it’s too risky to bet on a poor September.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Notably absent from the table is exiled opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado, who has said she will not stand in the way of the process.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
But I get the sense that, in comparing Bourdain’s writing to the film, true die-hards will long for his quippy, evocative storytelling that’s absent from “Tony.”
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
The sounds of Papá’s coughing, the rattle of his aspirin bottle, and the rolling of Mamá’s twelve-inch lead pipe as she pressed dough to make tortillas were absent.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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In the mode of Katherine Boo and Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, Flock absents herself from the narrative, allowing us to enter the lives of her subjects and witness moments of almost unbearable intimacy.
From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2018
Sinclair, whose prose is famously so eloquent, is here smilingly reticent, and somewhat disconcertingly absents himself before the trip is quite finished – to catch a plane.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 19, 2012
Yet even Rose notably absents himself from the stage as his sidemen widdle their way through their countless between-song solos.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 14, 2010
Reason: Under the city charter a mayor who absents himself for more than 30 days loses his office.
From Time Magazine Archive
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One who absents himself from his country, office, post, or duty; especially, a landholder who lives in another country or district than that where his estate is situated; as, an Irish absentee.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
“The evidence demonstrates that he did not control Oracle, and that he absented himself from the acquisition of NetSuite,” the judge wrote.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2023
Stoicism is also a protocol of attentiveness, which makes it an attractive remedy for those who feel absented and estranged from themselves or the world.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2021
He absented himself from the traditional marketing of his art, but supported himself in part by selling a trove of Constantin Brancusi sculptures he had acquired.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2019
Jimmy Fallon returned to his regular desk at NBC's Tonight Show, having absented himself a week to mourn his beloved mother Gloria.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2017
This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
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"He is deliberately manipulating the court and voluntarily absenting himself."
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2025
He focused on personal priorities like criminal justice reform, and he jousted with rivals in a factionalized West Wing while absenting himself at key moments, to the frustration of colleagues.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 2022
If you can convince him, then he will come to realize that your absenting yourself truly is the easiest solution.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 2, 2022
Rather, when Fleabag is talking to the audience, she is noticeably absenting herself from her real life.
From Slate ● May 16, 2019
No intercourse with Harriet possible but by note; no church for her on Sunday any more than on Christmas Day; and no need to find excuses for Mr. Elton’s absenting himself.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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