absence
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Tuchel fielded experimental line-ups against Uruguay and Japan, with Manchester City playmaker Phil Foden featuring as a false nine against the latter in the absence of injured Bayern Munich striker and England captain Harry Kane.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
For a team in a major market, the absence has been noticeable, even as individual pieces hinted at potential.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
To be sure, not every absence is due to a pace-related injury.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Manchester City defender Kerstin Casparij said the absence from European competition is "not the reason why" they have been successful, but it has "definitely helped them" to focus on the WSL.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
I busied myself for an hour or two with arranging my things in my chamber, drawers, and wardrobe, in the order wherein I should wish to leave them during a brief absence.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing absence
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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