Meanings of glaringly absent in English

When trouble strikes, backup emergency cushions are often glaringly absent.

Political parties were glaringly absent from public prayers organised for the slain Taseer over the weekend.

That skill was glaringly absent today.

All this intrigue may be a bonanza for Kremlinology, but it highlights what is glaringly absent from Russia's public debate: genuine politics.

Though Intel's chips power most desktops and notebooks, the company's silicon is glaringly absent in the fast growing category of smartphones and tablets.

Not only does it fail to match the spending enacted by Roosevelt, New Deal-era steps to boost workers rights were also glaringly absent.

Glaringly absent, however, was any agreement on how the State might pay for it all.

Glaringly absent was any reference to consumer goods.

Glaringly absent from Farley's address was mention of the Ford Escape, the vehicle from which the MKC derives its architecture.