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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Adjective
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The teaser showed Julia Garner as a teacher whose entire classroom of kids goes missing — but only her classroom.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
1 Apr. 2025 -
After his bacon had gone missing from the counter, a dog owner asked Reddit users to guess which of his pups was the culprit.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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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Chronic absenteeism: House Bill 1201 prohibits a school from expelling or suspending a student who’s been chronically absent or habitually truant.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
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The bill also addresses children and teens who are habitually truant.—
Jessica Babb,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Similarly, absent a narrow exception, FBAR duties arise for a U.S. beneficiary who has a greater than 50 percent present beneficial interest in the assets or income of the trust for the calendar year.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D.,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Mitchell was absent from Thursday's floor session where the vote to expel Eichorn would have taken place.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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After lobbying for more LGBTQ+ representation on the reality competition show in his capacity as a producer, this season’s set of winners included two out contestants.—
James Factora,
Them.,
28 Mar. 2025
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The many out buildings include ’The Marsh House’, a working greenhouse and plenty of out buildings.—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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“AWOL.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/AWOL. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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