absent
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Again and again, the poems search for a “you,” often absent or dead, divine or unknowable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Overall, the announcements are “unlikely to drive demand absent a surprise,” Vogt wrote.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Oleic acid's cancer-promoting effects were pronounced in male mice but were largely absent in female mice.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
However, with world number one Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic both eliminated in the first week, plus defending champion Carlos Alcaraz absent because of injury, the German's route to the title has opened up.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
She found much evidence of baboons, although they were absent at the moment.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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