absence
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“I was trying to reconcile the absence of my own dad with my own 30-year-old self coming of age and thinking about becoming a dad,” Vargas explained.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
Rather than causing obesity, the absence of HSL disrupts normal fat storage and results in reduced fat mass.
From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026
An elective share refers to the minimum amount that a spouse may inherit in the absence of prenup or postnup.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
The new technique was able to correctly detect the presence or absence of endometriosis in 16 women.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
I busied myself for an hour or two with arranging my things in my chamber, drawers, and wardrobe, in the order wherein I should wish to leave them during a brief absence.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing absence
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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