with the (continued) absence of

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: because of the lack of

With the (continued) absence of rain, crops have begun to dry up.

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Recent Examples on the Web New Orleans’ special teams will take a hit with the absence of wide receiver Rashid Shaheed — one of two players in the league with a punt return touchdown. —

Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2024 Arsenal, for instance, is currently dealing with the absence of Martin Odegaard. —

Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024 The critics, most of them Democrats, took aim at CNN and moderators Dana Bash and Jake Tapper, with the absence of real-time fact checking one of the major issues. —

Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 June 2024 And Kate, who like Bazúa is trans, deals with the absence of her father, her American girlfriend and her cellphone, which Gala tosses out the window in a fit of pique. —

Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for with the (continued) absence of

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