absence
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It could have been the end of Lawrence's Test career, but he has got a recall in the absence of Stokes, partly because he can offer some off-spin bowling.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
They also noted the absence of pushback against market pricing of an 85% probability of a September rate increase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Katseye, whose members are currently Daniela Avanzini, Yoonchae Jeung, Lara Raj and Megan Skiendiel, shared the news via Instagram Stories and WeVerse and explained their upcoming absence was because of injury.
From Los Angeles Times ● 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
It began not with an absence of noise or a deafening crush of earth, but with the gurgle of water and the alarm of a siren.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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
That includes both authorised absences, such as illness, and unauthorised absences, which is when pupils miss school without permission or a valid reason.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 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
Garcia was fired in 2024 for tardiness and absences that he claims were justified.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
No matter how sick a student might be, absences were not allowed.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
Vocabulary lists containing absence
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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