absence
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Reasons for their absence include cost-cutting, a growing preference for tightly controlled social media-led launches, and the risk that a mauling from the Cannes critics can doom a movie.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
But his absence has done more than rob Roland-Garros of a potential repeat of the 5-hour, 29-minute epic he played against Sinner last spring.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
His lawyers say they have asked the Supreme Court to block his arrest in the absence of a valid Philippine judicial warrant.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
His absence is becoming a bigger problem for Tehran as it tries to negotiate an end to the war.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
It was nearly nightfall, the trees’ shadows growing longer in the absence of the sun.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Vocabulary lists containing absence
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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