not present

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This system is not present in humans or animals, making it an attractive target for new treatments.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

Circuit Court of Appeals, answered that whatever more detailed pretext arguments Pitchford later developed on appeal were waived because his defense attorney did not present them to the trial judge at the crucial moment.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

His son Mojtaba, who succeeded him in early March, was not present on Thursday.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

“It is the opinion of the Ford Motor Company that automobile exhaust gases are dissipated in the atmosphere quickly and do not present an air pollution problem.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

In general, they do not seem as young—do not present at all like kids you often see on school stages, in grown-up clothes, who have dressed for the part but cannot quite inhabit it.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove