absence
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The Dodgers patched two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani’s absence from the starting rotation with a pseudo-bullpen day on Friday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
"Most troubling of all is the absence of answers to fundamental questions," he added.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Legal infrastructure is a fixed cost, andChina’s dynamism does not come from the absence of law.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Watt, a three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, will work alongside Jim Nantz and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson as CBS’ lead team during Romo’s absence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
It was nearly nightfall, the trees’ shadows growing longer in the absence of the sun.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Garcia was fired in 2024 for tardiness and absences that he claims were justified.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
A third calls for a pulse check on a law passed by the Legislature in 2025 that lets public schools excuse student absences for off-campus religious instruction.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
The committee said it recognised that "short-term absences may arise without notice in cases of emergency or on compassionate grounds".
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The list of triumphant comebacks after extended absences is brief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
She lived in the country and couldn’t get to church every Sunday, so she made up for her absences by shouting so hard when she did make it that she shook the whole church.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
Vocabulary lists containing absence
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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