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something left out
the disk contains a selection of deleted scenes, and a couple of the omissions greatly add to the intelligibility of the movie's plot
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Recent Examples of omissions
The headline, along with key omissions in the article, malign the city of Elgin’s reputation by creating an unfair implication that the city is being uncooperative and is at fault for the Juneteenth event’s cancellation.
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Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
But some of its additions and adaptations to the company’s arguments are either transparently flawed or completely implausible, and its omissions raise questions about what exactly the company’s trying to argue.
—Ryan Finley, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
In addition to the technological glitches, there were errors and omissions in the test questions, leading the California Supreme Court to order that the State Bar exams in July be conducted the old way.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 Deadline for errors and omissions to the nominations.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
Even the recent provisional data has its omissions.
—Josh Katz, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2025
The Oscars' in memoriam tribute, a segment honoring notable names in the film community who died over the last year, had several notable omissions Sunday night.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
One of the more glaring omissions was actor Tony Todd, the veteran character actor and genre legend who starred in the Candyman horror series and was a prolific voice artist, who died in November at 69.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025
The In Memoriam portion of the 2025 Oscars telecast on Sunday night paid a moving tribute to several stars and movie industry folk who have died over the last year, but there were some notable omissions that were quickly pointed out on social media.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025
Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
But some of its additions and adaptations to the company’s arguments are either transparently flawed or completely implausible, and its omissions raise questions about what exactly the company’s trying to argue.
—Ryan Finley, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
In addition to the technological glitches, there were errors and omissions in the test questions, leading the California Supreme Court to order that the State Bar exams in July be conducted the old way.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 Deadline for errors and omissions to the nominations.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
Even the recent provisional data has its omissions.
—Josh Katz, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2025
The Oscars' in memoriam tribute, a segment honoring notable names in the film community who died over the last year, had several notable omissions Sunday night.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
One of the more glaring omissions was actor Tony Todd, the veteran character actor and genre legend who starred in the Candyman horror series and was a prolific voice artist, who died in November at 69.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025
The In Memoriam portion of the 2025 Oscars telecast on Sunday night paid a moving tribute to several stars and movie industry folk who have died over the last year, but there were some notable omissions that were quickly pointed out on social media.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Omissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omissions. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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