"potential absence" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to something that may or may not be present, or something that could be absent in the future. For example, "She has to prepare for a potential absence of key members of the team."
His lawyers were concerned about his potential absence.
He has a sprained ankle, and is potential absence tonight against Cal could be a huge blow for the Huskies.
We know about this potential absence thanks to a global information chain, one that shadows the supply and manufacturing chain that produces Apple's products.
The rather slapdash nature of Willian's display, the loss of one young fringe player and the potential absence of a key midfielder at Spurs represented a grimmer reality.
The 6,500 reservists expected to be called up in the event of war have received letters saying they may be required, and their employers have been notified of their potential absence.
The England defence coach, Paul Gustard, believes Manu Tuilagi's potential absence for the entire Six Nations will not impact too heavily on the team because of their existing talent at centre.
Labrador was certain the current Republican bill did not have the requisite 218 votes for a majority in the House ― or slightly less, given vacancies and potential absences ― and he didn't think Republicans could get over the majority threshold with just small changes to the existing bill.
RSL only has one potential significant absence to contend with: Alvaro Saborio, who retreated from international duty with Costa Rica after suffering an injury in his calf, though thankfully the one opposite his previously injured calf he was sent off with.
Although, α2C adrenergic receptor (AR) mediates a number of physiological functions in vivo and has great therapeutic potential, the absence of its crystal structure is a major difficulty in the activation mechanism studies and drug design endeavors.
The value of this information as a guideline for selective intervention has, however, never been established, either as an indicator of potential prolonged absence, or as an indicator of the need for occupational or vocational rehabilitation [ 4].
Accounting for the potential false absences in the dataset allows the possibility that the presences of hybrids and P. eos were either positively or negatively correlated (maximum negative correlation: odds ratio = 0, p<0.001; maximum positive correlation: odds ratio = infinite, p<0.001).
