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the condition of being attentive and ready to help
The parents' attendance to their children's needs was remarkable.
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Recent Examples of attendance
Many of the actors — with Harrison Ford, Jessica Williams, Michael Urie, Luke Tennie, Christa Miller, Maxwell and Ted McGinley all in attendance at the event — confessed to feeling genuine emotions while navigating the challenges their characters face.
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Alex Cramer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
This move is in part because of growing convention attendance.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The Dodgers have led the league in road attendance in each of Ohtani’s two previous seasons and almost certainly will do so again this season — and a fair number of those ticket buyers are Dodgers fans following their team here, there and everywhere.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
The United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) wants a 17% teacher pay hike over two years, class-size reductions, additional planning time, parental leave, and hundreds of new psychologists, social workers, and attendance counselors in the school district.
—Aaron Garth Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
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Alex Cramer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
This move is in part because of growing convention attendance.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The Dodgers have led the league in road attendance in each of Ohtani’s two previous seasons and almost certainly will do so again this season — and a fair number of those ticket buyers are Dodgers fans following their team here, there and everywhere.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
The United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) wants a 17% teacher pay hike over two years, class-size reductions, additional planning time, parental leave, and hundreds of new psychologists, social workers, and attendance counselors in the school district.
—Aaron Garth Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attendance
Noun
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This week’s wellness trends highlight what’s worth your attention and what may not live up to the hype.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
13 Apr. 2026
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The food is elegant yet playful with impeccable attention to detail.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
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His team found that this Omnistealer was compatible with more than 60 cryptocurrency wallet extensions, including MetaMask and Coinbase; more than 10 password managers, including LastPass; more than 10 web browsers, including Chrome and Firefox; and cloud storage services like Google Drive.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
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Shuttle services have been arranged to transport journalists between the media center and a hotel in the city’s main shopping mall.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Police told Fox News Digital that the case is being investigated by IMPD’s Violent Crimes Task Force, with assistance from the FBI, and that an evidence technician responded to the scene to photograph and collect evidence.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, knowledge workers were a bit more optimistic about their job security; 39% of these specialized finance and insurance workers, 35% of health care and social assistance employees, and 32% of technology services staffers strongly agreed their jobs were safe from being cut last year.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Attendance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attendance. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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