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General words for presence

presence

noun

the existence of someone or something in a particular place

attendance

noun

the fact of being present at an event or of going regularly to school, church etc

availability

noun

the state of being able to be obtained or used

present

adjective

at an event, or in a place

here

adverb, interjection

in or to the place where you are

in attendance

present somewhere, often at an important or official event

on the spot

in the exact place where something is happening

in the flesh

present here and now, instead of by television, telephone, radio etc

bodily

adverb

if you are bodily present, you are physically in a place

in someone’s presence

in the same place as someone

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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