absence
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The thief hadn’t stolen a famous painting whose absence would leave an empty space on a gallery wall.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Ato Essandoh, “The Diplomat” “ ‘The Pitt’ should also benefit here with the absence of ‘White Lotus’ and ‘Severance,’ which dominated this category last year.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
The UN said last week that many displaced families in Gaza were still forced to shelter in overcrowded tents or severely damaged structures due to the absence of safer alternatives.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
In life, she’s the kid who realizes that parents don’t love all their children equally, and instead of lamenting that absence, surrounds herself with a chosen family that values her as she is.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
You don’t have to have a number to express the lack of something, and it didn’t occur to anybody to assign a symbol to the absence of objects.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing absence
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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