absence
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“Continued regional tightening—even in the absence of heat—may remain a supportive factor for Nymex natural gas into early summer.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Many of her seizures are absence seizures, where people briefly lose awareness of what's going on around them.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Despite his absence from public view, authorities have made sure that Mojtaba Khamenei is present in the minds of Iranians.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
"In the absence of regulatory clarity, manufacturers defer investment decisions, supply chains evolve more slowly, and the broader ecosystem remains uncertain," Kant writes, adding that what will drive adoption is certainty of policy.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
I agreed heartily with him, and then I told him what we had found in his absence: that the house which Dracula had bought was the very next one to my own.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Vocabulary lists containing absence
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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