omission
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The coroner said: "The issue in this case is likely to be whether any act or omission by a police officer or any delay in the treatment Henry Nowak received caused or contributed to death."
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
A jury inquest into Nowak's death next year will look at whether any "act or omission by a police officer" caused or contributed to his death in Southampton.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The omission squares with Warsh’s reform agenda, which is largely about returning the Fed to the smaller, quieter institution it was before Bernanke grew its presence.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
But the track has a notable omission: the very instrument Roy Ayers was known for, the vibraphone.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
If I tell Ma and Dad everything except about the deer, that’s lying by omission, Ma says: not telling the whole truth.
From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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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