absent
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But the response has been slow to get off the ground in a province where state services have been largely absent from rural areas for decades.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Christina Harrhy had been absent from her role at Caerphilly Council for nearly a year due to a "confidential employment issue" when a £209,000 settlement was reached in October 2024.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Vagner was shut down, emotionally absent and prone to walking out every time we had a disagreement.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
“I would say that, absent the Trump branding, most industry experts would say that the phone is not a good value at that price point,” Edwards, also Quandary Peak’s principal computer scientist, told Salon.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
Moreover, absent from Papin’s design was a simple device employed by Savery: the use of a spray of water over the cylinder to cool it in order to speed the condensation of the steam.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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