absence
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Two-time champion Alcaraz's absence with a wrist injury has deprived Roland Garros of one of the sport's biggest stars.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Mr. Naismith deals with the evidence thoroughly, but in the absence of a narrative source, we are left with little idea of Offa as a person.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Ato Essandoh, “The Diplomat” “ ‘The Pitt’ should also benefit here with the absence of ‘White Lotus’ and ‘Severance,’ which dominated this category last year.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Skeptics say there is no way to justify the stocks’ prices in the absence of significant revenue.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
He always slept with one eye open, so in a moment he raised up and rubbed his cold nose against mine to beg my pardon for his absence.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
Vocabulary lists containing absence
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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