absent
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He sees crude rising to $130 a barrel in the third quarter, absent a breakthrough in U.S.-Iran talks, with a $120 price likely holding into the end of the year.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
If we had, it might have come with a purposefully incomprehensible slogan, absent any sound or fury but definitely signifying nothing.
From Salon • 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 remaining 27 lawmakers were absent or abstained.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Annabelle’s hair has grown out some, but her eyes look absent and hollowed out.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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