absence
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Ueda’s Absence: Another curveball for already-jittery markets came when the BOJ said Ueda had been hospitalized and would miss next week’s meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Absence rates were higher for particular groups of pupils including those eligible for free school meals.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
"Absence of representation from the community has meant that rights ensured to us by the constitution have not translated to laws. We also have to go to address that," he said.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
As I wrote in my 2023 book, “The Long Field – Wales and the Presence of Absence, a Memoir,” the very name “Wales” is a Saxon word meaning “Home of the Foreigners.”
From Salon • May 27, 2024
Absence makes the heart grow fonder—Georgy—of someone else.
From The White Peacock by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
Vocabulary lists containing absence
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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