absent

During this deeper stage of sleep, when dreaming is limited or absent, large groups of neurons briefly become inactive and then active again in a coordinated sequence.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

“And if DIS doesn’t invest? Then we suspect the stock remains rangebound, as it has for years, absent a more compelling growth narrative to drive investor confidence.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

The Council voted 12-0 to put the measure on the ballot, with three council members absent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

That is before you even get to options such as Sydney Roosters' Billy Smith, Wigan's Jake Wardle and Leeds Rhinos duo Ash Handley and Mikolaj Oledzki, all absent through injury.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

“I have to be absent for a while. Do not wait for me.—D.”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

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

Yet even Rose notably absents himself from the stage as his sidemen widdle their way through their countless between-song solos.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 14, 2010

Eddie, her husband, decides that after all Patricia likes the surgeon best; to facilitate her leaving him, he absents himself from home.

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

Interestingly, one of the other very senior Likud figures, Yuli Edelstein, who had been chair of the Knesset—which is a position equivalent to speaker of the House—for many years, had absented himself.

From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2023

He absented himself from the traditional marketing of his art, but supported himself in part by selling a trove of Constantin Brancusi sculptures he had acquired.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2019

This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell

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

He had a blanket pulled over his head, was apparently asleep, absenting himself from the whole affair.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover