He’s had a player turn up with a “please excuse his absence from practice” note from a hotel clerk and wondered whether certain men were performing under the influence.
Kobe Bryant Punched A Teammate Over $100, And It Wasn’t Shaq|Jeff Pearlman|September 25, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Steadman shared emails that hint at concern sweeping through CSL as employee absences shuttered entire centers.
Foreign Masks, Fear and a Fake Certification: Staff at CSL Plasma Say Conditions at Donation Centers Aren’t Safe|by J. David McSwane|September 21, 2020|ProPublica
At best, the absence of DEI metrics will damper efforts to achieve the ideals of stakeholder capitalism.
Companies must commit to equal pay to make stakeholder capitalism work|matthewheimer|September 18, 2020|Fortune
High rates of absence could slow ballot delivery in key states, especially if there’s a second wave of the coronavirus, as some epidemiologists predict.
Poorly Protected Postal Workers Are Catching COVID-19 by the Thousands. It’s One More Threat to Voting by Mail.|by Maryam Jameel and Ryan McCarthy|September 18, 2020|ProPublica
These organizations were able to test Twitter’s ad serving functions and create more branded content in the absence of live sports, particularly around short-form video.
‘An unprecedented period of Darwinian experimentation’: As sports return, Twitter eyes ad boost|Seb Joseph|September 18, 2020|Digiday
In the absence of cultural shifts, then, new reproductive technology might not matter as much for women as it would for men.
Men Will Someday Have Kids Without Women|Samantha Allen|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
So filmmakers usually resort to a plot device to compensate for this absence.
Why Can’t Movies Capture Genius?|Clive Irving|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the absence of typical classrooms and curriculums, West Africans have opted for alternate methods of learning and education.
The Radio Battle to Educate Ebola’s Kids|Abby Haglage|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Courage, one recalls, is not the absence of fear but the ability to act in the face of it.
The Straight Hero of Cameroon’s Gays|Jay Michaelson|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the absence of ceremonial formalities, Francis favored a business-like manner.
Pope’s Blistering Attack on ‘Haggard’ Europe|Nico Hines|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As the Will may assume in the absence of such affirmations, and in the direction of them, so it may in opposition to them.
Doctrine of the Will|Asa Mahan
By not beginning your absence till about the middle of this month I think you may manage it very well.
The Letters of Jane Austen|Jane Austen
Henry had kept me posted by letter, and it was very hard at times to explain his absence.
Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson|John McElroy
Only in the absence of a common Gospel would each party have to take its own, and spare the other.
Studies of Christianity|James Martineau
The Indians were comparatively quiet, and he readily obtained a leave of absence.
Last of the Great Scouts|Helen Cody Wetmore
British Dictionary definitions for absence
absence
/ (ˈæbsəns) /
noun
the state of being away
the time during which a person or thing is away
the fact of being without something; lack
Word Origin for absence
C14: via Old French from Latin absentia, from absēns a being away