AWOL
1 of 2adjective or adverb
sometimes not capitalized
: absent without leave
broadly
: absent often without notice or permission
the place looked as if its caretaker had been AWOL for some time —
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
An undercover intelligence officer, codename Coyote, has gone AWOL.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2024
President Joe Biden, who played the main role in making Vice President Kamala Harris the Democratic nominee, is AWOL in helping her win.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024
Two of New York’s top three weapons were borderline AWOL much of the night.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Another critics favorite, Nickel Boys did land in Motion Picture – Drama but was AWOL everywhere else.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
An undercover intelligence officer, codename Coyote, has gone AWOL.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2024
President Joe Biden, who played the main role in making Vice President Kamala Harris the Democratic nominee, is AWOL in helping her win.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024
Two of New York’s top three weapons were borderline AWOL much of the night.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2024
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“AWOL.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/AWOL. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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