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conspicuous by its absence

Also, conspicuous by one's absence. Glaringly obvious by the fact of not being there. For example, One agenda item concerning publicity is conspicuous by its absence, or The bride's father was conspicuous by his absence. The idea is ancient; it was expressed by the Roman writer Tacitus, concerning the absence of Junia's brother and husband at her funeral procession. [Mid-1800s]

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Its vs. It’sOne confusing pair of words to write out is its and it’s. Its is a possessive form of it, meaning belonging to it.  I t’s is a contraction of the words it is or it has. To figure out which is correct for your sentence, just swap in “it is” and then “it has“. If the sentence makes sense with either of those substitutions, use it’s. If …
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Its vs. It’sOne confusing pair of words to write out is its and it’s. Its is a possessive form of it, meaning belonging to it.  I t’s is a contraction of the words it is or it has. To figure out which is correct for your sentence, just swap in “it is” and then “it has“. If the sentence makes sense with either of those substitutions, use it’s. If …
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Words nearby conspicuous by its absence

conspecific, conspectus, consperg., conspicuity tape, conspicuous, conspicuous by its absence, conspicuous consumption, conspiracist, conspiracy, conspiracy of silence, conspiracy theory
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