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Meanings of awol in English

Absent without permission.

truant
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absent

Awol.

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disloyal
Usage of awol in English
1
For soldiers to be classified as deserters, they must be awol for 30 days.
The Guardian
2
The former British number one appeared to go awol for much of last night's final.
The Guardian
3
The USA had a good World Cup but their coach's famous attacking ideals went awol.
The Guardian
4
It is the fourth film in the franchise, but many recurring stars have gone awol.
The Guardian
5
So far, so good - but it's at about this point that the comedy goes awol.
The Guardian
6
They are used to their players caring in these parts and it's gone awol too often for comfort lately.
The Guardian
7
But quality control went awol.
The Guardian
8
This government can say and do whatever it damn well pleases, with Labour awol until it has a leader.
The Guardian
9
The number applying for conscientious objector status has quadrupled since 2000 but remains small, though many more simply go awol.
The Guardian
10
Dembélé's relationship with the club and fans suffered this summer when he went awol after Barcelona made their interest clear.
The Guardian
11
You don't have to be a Pink Floyd junkie to notice that a rather important word seems to have gone awol.
The Guardian
12
Play resumed, the buzzer sounded as a Soviet long pass went awol, and again the Americans jumped and whooped and hollered.
The Guardian
13
By November 2012, Redknapp was back in business at another Premiership side, Queens Park Rangers, but his magic touch again went awol.
The Guardian
14
Bunking off to see the children would have been unforgivable but going awol for sex simply made you one of the gang.
The Guardian
15
To grasp fully why some troops go awol, one must look beyond the polls to what made them join in the first place.
The Guardian
16
The club's record signing struck a hat-trick against the Norwegian champions on his return after going awol from the African Cup of Nations.
The Irish Times
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