absent
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There’s plenty of furtive gags like this throughout “Up in Smoke”: police incompetence, absent parents, anti-war rhetoric and racial stereotypes that function as satire.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026
If Yoro is absent, Carrick could be forced to play either Luke Shaw or Noussair Mazraoui, or even veteran midfielder Casemiro, alongside 19-year-old Ayden Heaven at Stamford Bridge.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Software stocks have been notably absent from the market’s early spring rally, which has taken the S&P 500 back to the all-time highs it reached in late January.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
The festival also added a combo of Skrillex, Fred Again.. and Four Tet to replace the absent headliner.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Elizabeth did not quit her room for a moment, nor were the other ladies often absent; the gentlemen being out, they had in fact nothing to do elsewhere.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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