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absent

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




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More than half of the 32-strong squad that won the Rugby World Cup last year have been injured or absent for at least part of this Six Nations campaign.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

“It’s not just intimate contact, it’s not just close contact. There is evidence that it spread without those things happening but it was absent from the official messaging for at least a week.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

"The Fast and the Furious" will be screened in a midnight slot later in the day, bringing some Hollywood razzle-dazzle to Cannes where US studios are notably absent.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

It is about how probabilistic predictions can become standardized operational decisions absent further verification.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

With these thoughts in her mind, she was delighted to find one day that Poseidon was absent from the gathering in Olympus.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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