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absent

[ab-suhnt, ab-sent, ab-suhnt] / ˈæb sənt, æbˈsɛnt, ˈæb sənt /




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But there, in the heart of London, darkness was strangely absent on one street.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The injuries have been relentless and that was encapsulated with record signing Alexander Isak absent at Old Trafford and third-choice Freddie Woodman and fourth-choice Armin Pecsi as their two goalkeeping options.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Meta Platforms is notably absent from the vendor list; Anthropic is excluded by the Pentagon.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

His personal struggles growing up with an absent dad and being a young man of color who comes from a low-income family soon take a toll on him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

My friends in Cambridge had become a kind of family, and I felt a sense of belonging with them that, for many years, had been absent on Buck’s Peak.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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