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absent

[ab-suhnt, ab-sent, ab-suhnt] / ˈæb sənt, æbˈsɛnt, ˈæb sənt /




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There’s plenty of furtive gags like this throughout “Up in Smoke”: police incompetence, absent parents, anti-war rhetoric and racial stereotypes that function as satire.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

Overall, “we see this as a modest positive for long-term strategic optionality, with no near-term impact on estimates absent a subsequent FDA decision that actually adds substances to an allowable compounding pathway,” BofA analysts wrote.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

About 25,000 doctors who could have been working were absent each day because of the strike in December, according to NHS England.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The U.S. could risk the same fate absent faster productivity growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

This is not to say stigma is absent for white people convicted of crimes; it is present and powerful.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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