absence

Five days after I received the message about Pete Heseth, I returned to civilization to find that very little had changed in my absence.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

Instead of viewing aggressive disease primarily through the presence or absence of one genetic abnormality, the researchers suggest that doctors may need to consider the broader biological state of the cancer cells themselves.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Throughout “Brief Lives of the Ancient World” the shortage, unreliability or absence of important knowledge is underscored.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

As much as the absence of his own children hurt, you were all there for him, and he remembered that in his will.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Arobin had sent them, and had had Celestine distribute them during Edna’s absence.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

When the university authorities threatened to withhold Marlowe’s degree following prolonged absences from Cambridge, the Privy Council intervened to reassure them that he had “done her Majesty good service.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu set out a timetable on Sunday urging local authorities to prioritise filling gaps left by long-term teacher absences and unfilled posts.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

The class-action, led by four ex-warehouse workers, alleges that Amazon deducted their bank of unpaid time off or flagged them for “time off-task” for medically necessary breaks or absences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Raman countered that many of her absences were the result of her attendance on regional boards and oversight bodies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

I hadn’t minded Adam’s increasing absences, especially since he made it so clear how much he minded them.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman