with the (continued) absence of

idiom

: because of the lack of

With the (continued) absence of rain, crops have begun to dry up.

Examples of with the (continued) absence of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The critics, most of them Democrats, took aim at CNN and moderators Dana Bash and Jake Tapper, with the absence of real-time fact checking one of the major issues. —

Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 June 2024 And Kate, who like Bazúa is trans, deals with the absence of her father, her American girlfriend and her cellphone, which Gala tosses out the window in a fit of pique. —

Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024 In this way, the Yankees are getting stronger — welcoming the return of the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner — while the Orioles’ rotation is weaker with the absence of Bradish, who finished fourth in the honor’s voting last year. —

Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2024 But the reality is depth also doesn’t mean nearly as much in the playoffs, with the absence of back-to-back sets and sizable breaks between games and also series. —

Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2024 All of which eerily evokes how Europe went to war in 1914: an ambiguity of great-power commitments combined with the absence of an escalation off switch. —

Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021 Producers may have missed the mark with the absence of shorter cuts, however. —

Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 18 May 2024 And some Republicans were displeased with the absence of border security measures in his plan, despite months of the party prioritizing border security discussions. —

TIME, 16 Apr. 2024 The Hornets, meanwhile, had to contend with the absence of another of their leading scorers, with Terry Rozier missing the game due to illness. —

Dennis Georgatos, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024

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