absent
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Carlos Alcaraz will also be absent from the Canadian Open as he continues his recovery from a wrist injury that has kept him out since April.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Macquarie assigns a “medium probability” of modest escalation from here, “but a low probability for a return to a large-scale conflict, absent a serious miscalculation by either side.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
But absent a theoretical reason to focus only on a subset of all-available data, such a focus will almost certainly be misleading.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Friends of Big Bear Valley is pretty confident it’s Jackie, based on photos, videos and the fact that the beloved matriarch has been absent from its livestream cameras for days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Conspicuously absent from this list was the NAACP, the country’s dominant civil rights organization since 1909, but still dedicated to the slower tactic of filing legal challenges to segregation.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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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
I don’t think there is much of a risk of default in the very near term but clearly if it absents official financing then it becomes more of a concern.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 4, 2016
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
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 Webster, Noah
“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
But should Duncan, as Steinbach suggested, have chosen to turn down the Federalist Society’s invitation and voluntarily absented himself from Stanford’s campus?
From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2023
"Although she did not explain to the defendant why she had done this, it must have been obvious to him that she had absented herself because of her anxiety."
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2020
By contrast, Mr. Johnson absented himself from Monday’s vote by traveling to Afghanistan, though for hours even cabinet colleagues were unsure of his whereabouts.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2018
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
He had a blanket pulled over his head, was apparently asleep, absenting himself from the whole affair.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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