absence
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Finally, these are his late wife’s children too, and being able to support them this way in her absence must give him a lot of pleasure.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
McIlroy’s parents were there, convinced by their son that their absence in 2025 wasn’t the reason he won.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
“In the absence of official oversight and enforcement, unmitigated expansion of the fireworks businesses operating at the site in Esparto led directly to death and destruction.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
The overdue federal ban on BVO underscores a larger shift: in the absence of swift federal action, states are increasingly driving food safety policy in the U.S.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
He always slept with one eye open, so in a moment he raised up and rubbed his cold nose against mine to beg my pardon for his absence.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
Vocabulary lists containing absence
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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