omission
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The expansive cast list for “Avengers: Doomsday” includes members of the Avengers past and present, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men and many others, but one glaring omission has been Tom Holland as Spider-Man.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The sequel tells you what that omission was worth: It was 2021, nearly a decade after the seizure, before Indiana finally gave up on keeping Timbs’ car.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
The reason for its omission, one assumes, was the likely conclusion by the editors that Maugham was but a dilettante, not an expert, who believed that Zurbarán “was no genius.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
While much of the blame for this omission can be squarely placed on Infantino as the longtime leader of the association, the soccer clubs themselves must also be held accountable.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Yet General Steyn oppressed us by omission rather than commission.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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But it turned out to be a weak case, one that falls apart under the weight of its own contradictions, omissions, and leaps of illogic.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
Lastly, some omissions are very simple to explain .
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
The IRS has six years if there are substantial omissions of income, and an unlimited amount of time to pursue tax fraud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
There were also notable omissions, among them midfielders Diego Luna and Tanner Tessmann.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
This list may at first seem to have glaring omissions.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Vocabulary lists containing omission
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
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