absence
Example Sentences
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The penguins had previously moved from offshore islands to the mainland, taking advantage of the absence of land predators.
From Science Daily
In the absence of profits, the tech bros increasingly emphasize an old metric that was popular during the dot-com bubble: the number of users, with a new flavor.
From MarketWatch
In the absence of judicial authority for the search, they argued the move was "obviously unlawful".
From BBC
As an only child, you had every reason to believe, in the absence of the will, that you were the sole heir of the mobile home.
From MarketWatch
“All I can say now is I’m very, very happy that I’m standing here today and representing Kazakhstan,” said 18-year-old Sofia Samodelkina when she returned to international competition last year, after a three-year absence.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
