absent
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Again and again, the poems search for a “you,” often absent or dead, divine or unknowable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Overall, the announcements are “unlikely to drive demand absent a surprise,” Vogt wrote.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Among these were 54 rare or "emergent" inheritance events that were absent in both parents.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
However, with world number one Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic both eliminated in the first week, plus defending champion Carlos Alcaraz absent because of injury, the German's route to the title has opened up.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
He did not let anyone know of the trip beforehand, but on leaving he tacked a note to his door saying that he would be absent for several days because of business.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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