absentee
Example Sentences
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If early voting is fine, and if the counting process can go on for days after the polls close, then why not the arrival of absentee ballots that were marked and mailed on time?
An absentee voter would send in a copy of an ID, or else an affidavit that it can’t be obtained after “reasonable efforts.”
Nevertheless, after talking it over with Willa, the two tie the knot anyway, allocating the appropriate level of importance to his absentee father’s demise.
From Salon
“WhenI was taking the absentee notes to the office this morning, I saw a man drive her in late,” I said.
From Literature
The clash lost some luster with Oklahoma City's reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander headlining a raft of Thunder absentees as he missed a ninth straight game with an abdominal strain.
From Barron's
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