as in missing
not present at a mandatory time and place
The soldier was AWOL for more than a week. "Where's Ben?" "I'm not sure—he's been AWOL all day."
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Adjective
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Before his death, Brings Plenty had gone missing after he was declared wanted by the Lawrence Police Department on allegations of domestic violence.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2025 -
The Times asked the mayor’s team on Thursday why the Q and A has gone missing from so many of the mayor’s video clips and livestreams.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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So many firsts, gone, charred to ash, just remnants of an area that once represented Black prosperity and joy.—
Maya Richard-Craven,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The original pioneers were mostly busy making non-hyperpop or gone: SOPHIE tragically died in 2021; 100 gecs spent years toiling to make their zany stadium-rock second album.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
3 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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The bill also addresses children and teens who are habitually truant.—
Jessica Babb,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Jan. 2025
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But if a cadre of concerned neighborhood volunteers can be cobbled together with parents who have truant kids of their own, perhaps efforts to reach out to families who have given up minding their kids may actually have a chance of working.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Jin has been absent from government meetings and official events since December 2024, the Financial Times said.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Fans have been speculating that the two influencers may be at odds, as Earle was absent from an Unwell Super Bowl party in New Orleans earlier in February.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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During the hearing, Reyes — a Biden appointee and the first out lesbian to serve as district judge for the District of Columbia — excoriated Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyer Jason Lynch, asserting that Trump’s order plainly discriminates against trans people in violation of the law.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
19 Feb. 2025
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Location The hotel is located on the eastern coast of the tiny Harbour Island, which itself is northeast of the larger island of Eleuthera, one of the out islands of the Bahamas archipelago.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2025
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