absence
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On May 1, Rocha Moya announced that he was taking a leave of absence to defend himself against “false and malicious” allegations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
There isn’t even a romantic spark between him and the third mate, and the absence of sharp dialogue is complete.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
President Paul Biya returned to Cameroon on Thursday after a 73-day absence that fuelled speculation about the 93-year-old's health and who is really running the country.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Musiala has since revealed he is experiencing "easily treatable absence seizures", stemming from a type of "neurological dysfunction".
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
In fact, Egyptian civilization was bad for math in more ways than one; it was not just the absence of a zero that caused future difficulties.
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
Suburban growth—and burgeoning communities across the South and West—means the report has some conspicuous absences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
A third calls for a pulse check on a law passed by the Legislature in 2025 that lets public schools excuse student absences for off-campus religious instruction.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
The committee said it recognised that "short-term absences may arise without notice in cases of emergency or on compassionate grounds".
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
"Just a reminder" the counselor said more quietly, then turned to the computer screen to get back to the matter of my unexcused absences.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
Vocabulary lists containing absence
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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