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absent

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




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On top of that, the “Magnificent Seven” megacap tech companies were notably absent from this list.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 19, 2026

There’s plenty of furtive gags like this throughout “Up in Smoke”: police incompetence, absent parents, anti-war rhetoric and racial stereotypes that function as satire.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

Overall, “we see this as a modest positive for long-term strategic optionality, with no near-term impact on estimates absent a subsequent FDA decision that actually adds substances to an allowable compounding pathway,” BofA analysts wrote.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

The quartet were all absent for Saturday's defeat by the Cherries.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 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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