absent
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My parents divorced when I was eight, and afterward my father was mostly absent.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
State services in rural areas of Ituri province have been largely absent for decades.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
"The objective evidence here shows that, absent Abrego's successful lawsuit challenging his removal to El Salvador, the government would not have brought this prosecution," the Tennessee judge said.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Vagner was shut down, emotionally absent and prone to walking out every time we had a disagreement.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The great thing about a three-way friendship is if someone is absent, you still have a friend to sit with at lunch.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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