omission
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Legal & General, a top 10 shareholder, said ahead of the meeting that it would vote against Manifold’s election in part because of the omission of the resolution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
At a time when many doctors pride themselves on practicing precision medicine, that omission is striking and dangerous.
From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026
Okrent’s failings are, unsurprisingly, primarily those of omission.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
France's all-time top try-scorer Damian Penaud was on the other wing and had been a key performer for Fabien Galthie until his shock omission from this year's Six Nations.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
Sometimes the omission is ethically questionable, as when the sidestepping politician admits only that “mistakes were made,” omitting the phrase with by that would identify who made those mistakes.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing omission
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
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Language and Grammar - Middle School
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Ethan Frome
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