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absent

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




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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

The Corded Ware were named after the cord-like impressions in their pottery and carried a distinctive genetic signature previously absent from most of Europe.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

Already long absent from swathes of Ituri, the Congolese state has been criticised for its delayed response to the outbreak, which was declared several weeks after the first cases emerged.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

You were born in Sioux City, Iowa, one of eight children to a largely absent father who drove a truck and a mother who worked as a nurse.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Behind the smoke the expression on his face seemed lost, vague, absent.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi




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