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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The twin bells at Urakami Cathedral, which was destroyed in the bombing, also rang together again after one of the bells that had gone missing following the attack was restored by volunteers.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025 -
The Sheriff’s Office was notified shortly before 10 p.m. Thursday that Odin Upton had gone missing from his home near Browning Road in Gentry, according to the release.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Aug. 2025
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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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Warren has been able to reduce its percentage of students labeled as habitually truant from 70% — the worst in Marion County — in the 2020-21 school year to 22% last year, according to state data.—
Caroline Beck,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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School personnel also would be prohibited from referring truant students to police to be ticketed as punishment.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Midnights has not been absent from the Official Albums chart for long.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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But Stevenson was absent from the joint practice session on Wednesday, and Vrabel announced that the 27-year-old is now dealing with an injury of some kind.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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There are also concerns about bias, a new cohort of progressive journalists who are part of an out-of-touch media elite, relentlessly negative coverage, and incessant scandal and celebrity stories.—
Karlyn Bowman,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Contreras and Megill were both jubilant in their celebrations following the out call by home plate umpire Will Little, who both yelled and fist-pumped.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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“AWOL.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/AWOL. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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