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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Roughly ten hours passed before Guthrie was reported missing, more than enough time to drive, say, to the border.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026 -
Ring has ended its partnership with Flock, a tech surveillance company that works with police, days after Ring's Super Bowl ad boasting a feature to help find missing dogs sparked controversy.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Room by room, the author takes us through the house, now long gone.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Retaining Hall, 39, keeps one familiar face from Dart’s rookie year on the offensive side of the building for his second NFL season, with Brian Daboll, Mike Kafka and Shea Tierney all long gone.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
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In Kentucky, a 2024 law requiring court referrals for truant students led to a surge of families pulling their children out of public schools to homeschool, rather than face legal consequences.—
Jon England,
Mercury News,
2 Dec. 2025
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In Chicago, nearly half of students were considered chronically truant, according to state data.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
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What has been largely absent from the conversation is a clear assessment of how such policies would affect small businesses and underserved communities.—
Julio Fuentes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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The one notably absent figure was Greg Bovino, the Border Patrol commander Noem sent storming into Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis, and other cities, turning him into the face of the rolling crackdown.—
Nick Miroff,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
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Changing a belt or styling it in an out-of-the-box way can also add visual interest to your waistline.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2026
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Carlile, an out lesbian, is a vocal opponent of the president's administration.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
8 Feb. 2026
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“AWOL.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/AWOL. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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