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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Officials estimate about 5 ballots remain to be counted and 17,650 are waiting to cure a missing or mismatched signature.
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The number of casualties is expected to climb with thousands reported missing and frantic rescue efforts continuing.
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Suddenly, photos, videos, or important documents are just… gone.
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Room by room, the author takes us through the house, now long gone.
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A lot of kids’ parents don’t have time to sign out their kids, so they would be counted absent instead of truant, Hampton said.
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In a late January social media post, district officials said any student participating in a walkout would be considered truant and given an unexcused absence.
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Cristian Javier made the first of his five rehab starts on June 3, meaning the Astros must decide what’s next for the oft-absent right-hander by Friday.
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After largely remaining absent from season 2, Rhys Ifans returns as Alicent's father, who's then promptly beheaded before witnesses in the court.
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The Marlins loaded the bases with one out before Kyle Stowers grounded into an apparent inning-ending double play, but the out call at the plate was overturned on review and Pauley was ruled safe.
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Norway in Boston will be a tougher test, although one imagines the competitor in him again will want to out-perform Erling Haaland.
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“AWOL.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/AWOL. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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