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absentee

[ab-suhn-tee] / ˌæb sənˈti /
ADJECTIVE
not being present
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NOUN
one who is absent
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He also said there are also just under 2,900 outstanding absentee ballots.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Secretary of State Michael Watson said in his last update posted on X Thursday that around 3,300 absentee ballots remained outstanding.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

With between 430,000 and 480,000 absentee ballots from soldiers and diplomats yet to be counted, it could still take a day or two for the final election results to emerge.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

I know what absentee ownership does to a town like this.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Dad always considered him mostly an absentee father.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold


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