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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

In “Sisters in Yellow,” translated by Laurel Taylor and Hitomi Yoshio, mothers are largely absent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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

But one destination, once the top choice, is now largely absent.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

She longed to enquire of the housekeeper whether her master was really absent, but had not the courage for it.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen




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