presence
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto has been a steady presence at the top all season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The Soviet Union took the strategically located volcanic archipelago north of Hokkaido in the final days of World War II, and has maintained a military presence there ever since.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
It means that vultures are a good omen when a sacrifice has been made because their presence suggests that the deity has accepted the sacrifice and heard the residents' appeal to its power.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The National Park Service has mandated guardrails for the work, including the potential presence of “protected species observers” who would call off drilling if marine mammals are nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
What with her being my mom’s best friend, you’d think she was maybe spying for my parents, but more often, her presence was like wearing a life preserver.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Along with goalkeeper Ben Wilson, the trio have been motivating presences in the dressing room and on the touchline, highlighting the squad strength and Lampard's people management skills.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
And his portraits convey persuasive presences reminiscent of Goya.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2025
But smaller firms without global presences will be out of luck.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025
Hollywood once celebrated distinctive faces and presences: Peter Lorre with his haunting eyes, Dustin Hoffman with his unconventional magnetism, Robert Redford with beauty that never obscured his human complexity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
Their noisy presences, of two different kinds, embarrassed us in this field of earnest, quiet work.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing presence
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Vocabulary from "There Will Never Be an Age of Artificial Intimacy," by Sherry Turkle
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