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otherwise (Viacheslav Volkov); absent (absent, used as a preposition meaning "in the absence of" or "without," is commonly used in legalese but is simply unnecessary jargon. The better choices are 'without' and 'in the absence of', e.g. • Absent [read: Unless our city has] these [qualities], the good citizens will choose to live outside this environment [read: elsewhere]." • That is, absent [read: without or in the absence of] justification, anything goes. Alexander Demidov); failing that (If the car uses 3G, I recommend customers ask the manufacturer if there is an upgrade program and, failing that, contact the carriers, which can provide an adapter with a modem that can be plugged into a vehicle.  cnn.com Alex_Odeychuk) |
