absence
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“A more sophisticated trader would have been harder to catch, given the absence of identity verification on Polymarket,” Sethi said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Vance's absence, if he does not go, might mean the two countries do not expect a major breakthrough.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
The White House has not named an official replacement, and reportedly senior officials such as Vice President JD Vance may occasionally hold press conferences at the White House in her absence.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
“In the absence of ethnicity, religion or political ideologies, social networks can divide, and new group boundaries can emerge, leading to collective violence,” the authors write.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
Neither his physical stature nor his age, however, could compensate for his lengthy absence abroad throughout the great constitutional reforms of the late 1780s.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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