absence
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The fictional movie he’s making looks stiff, a period epic about Spain’s colonialist withdrawal from the Sahara in the 1930s, which doubles as a metaphor for the father’s destructive absence from his now-adult child’s life.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
His perceived absence had a great deal to do with what happened in spring 2024, when the rivalry between Drake and rapper Kendrick Lamar became the musical event of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
After a 10-week absence from the Tour, Raducanu has slipped from 23rd to 37th in the world rankings and she will not be seeded at Roland Garros.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
“In the absence of a deal to re-open the Strait within the next couple of weeks, we are likely to shift our forecasts towards something closer to our adverse scenario,” he said.
From Barron's • May 18, 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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