idiom
Absence of Evidence Is Not Evidence of Absence
AB-sents uv EV-ih-dents
/ˈæbsəns əv ˈɛvɪdəns/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
absenceofevidence
Dictionary meaning
Failing to find something does not prove it doesn't exist
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