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AWOL

[ey-wawl, ey-wol] / ˈeɪ wɔl, ˈeɪ wɒl /














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Appeared in the July 17, 2026, print edition as 'President Vance Goes AWOL'.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

This presented a new worry: being declared AWOL.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

The Church's own published list of accused clergy marks his case as "not yet resolved" with no final determination of guilt or innocence, noting simply that he is "AWOL" - absent without leave.

From BBC May 6, 2025

For James to decide to go AWOL, he could have ended up in military prison.

From Salon Feb. 19, 2024

If there are any more, it could cause a cascading failure in the grid—and with so many electrical workers AWOL, there’s no telling when such a thing would be resolved.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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