absence

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

If there were was a decent offer and the possibility of higher ones, his absence would have been understandable.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

But another notable absence is Japan's Sony, maker of the PlayStation 5 console.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

“In the absence of material escalation and amid continuing grey flows through the Strait of Hormuz, oil markets remained mostly in a wait-and-see mode,” Peter Sidorov of Deutsche Bank wrote in a note on Tuesday.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 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

The inspectors outlined serious concerns about high levels of mental health-related absences and the high proportion of officers applying for ill-health retirement.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 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

He begged their forbearance for his lengthy absences from the Wilmette house.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson