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Leaders of a dozen newly minted Asian nations gathered there, in a powerful assertion of a new path, absent the heavy hand of the West.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

But in the more immediate contest, Republicans need Vance and other party figures to help deliver Trump's voters in an election in which the president himself is absent from the ballot.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

The DfE estimates that 57,000 16- and 17-year-olds in England are Neet, and Dame Rachel's report argues that these persistently absent teenagers should be considered as "hidden" Neets alongside them.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Last year, none of the substantial number of homeless students it educates were chronically absent, school officials said, a goal they hope to maintain as school opens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

He patted my cheek in his terribly absent way, and bent down, and kissed the top of my head.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

In the mode of Katherine Boo and Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, Flock absents herself from the narrative, allowing us to enter the lives of her subjects and witness moments of almost unbearable intimacy.

From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2018

I don’t think there is much of a risk of default in the very near term but clearly if it absents official financing then it becomes more of a concern.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 4, 2016

Sinclair, whose prose is famously so eloquent, is here smilingly reticent, and somewhat disconcertingly absents himself before the trip is quite finished – to catch a plane.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 19, 2012

Reason: Under the city charter a mayor who absents himself for more than 30 days loses his office.

From Time Magazine Archive

When he wilfully deserts his wife and absents himself without a reasonable cause for the space of two years.

From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Hyacinthe Ringrose

Rosales absented herself from the archive, letting the images do the talking.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

“The evidence demonstrates that he did not control Oracle, and that he absented himself from the acquisition of NetSuite,” the judge wrote.

From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2023

But should Duncan, as Steinbach suggested, have chosen to turn down the Federalist Society’s invitation and voluntarily absented himself from Stanford’s campus?

From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2023

Stoicism is also a protocol of attentiveness, which makes it an attractive remedy for those who feel absented and estranged from themselves or the world.

From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2021

He turned and absented himself from the chamber, his body betraying signs of considerable inward turmoil of spirits in his irregularity of movement.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

Ryan Bowen, representing Membury, admitted his client had "not added any strength to the mitigation against him by absenting himself from proceedings".

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

He focused on personal priorities like criminal justice reform, and he jousted with rivals in a factionalized West Wing while absenting himself at key moments, to the frustration of colleagues.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 2022

If you can convince him, then he will come to realize that your absenting yourself truly is the easiest solution.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 2, 2022

Rather, when Fleabag is talking to the audience, she is noticeably absenting herself from her real life.

From Slate ● May 16, 2019

No intercourse with Harriet possible but by note; no church for her on Sunday any more than on Christmas Day; and no need to find excuses for Mr. Elton’s absenting himself.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen