absent
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The closest parallel — absent that above-referenced self-immolation — was in 1998.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
The U.S. could risk the same fate absent faster productivity growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
In 2017/18, only 6% of girls affected by absenteeism were severely absent.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, and daughters Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie are absent, after attending last year.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Senate in 1914, he was absent for the debates on women’s suffrage and Prohibition—two of the biggest political issues of his time.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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