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Absent, lost and unavailable

due

adjective

if you are due somewhere, you are expected to be there

away

adverb

not at home, or not at the place where you work or study

low

adjective

used about supplies of things when a lot has been used

nowhere

adverb

not in any place, or not to any place

missing

adjective

if someone or something is missing, they are not where they should be and you do not know where they are

absent

adjective

not in the place where you should be or are expected to be

lacking

adjective

if something important or useful is lacking, it does not exist or is not available

missing

adjective

if something is missing, it is not in its usual place because it has been removed

missing

adjective

if someone or something is missing, they are not included in something although you would expect them to be there

lost

adjective

if something is lost, you cannot find it

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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