absenteeism
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The army has been blighted by several scandals -- particularly over an unpopular mobilisation drive, the treatment of conscripts and reports of widespread absenteeism and equipment shortages in some units.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
The district continues to face ongoing challenges from declining enrollment and chronic absenteeism — both apparently exacerbated by federal deportation threats, according to some experts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Roughly a quarter of Chicago high-school students missed more than a month of school in the 2023-24 school year, and chronic absenteeism has persisted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
In 2017/18, only 6% of girls affected by absenteeism were severely absent.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
These are the patriotic arguments for absenteeism; then come others, which may be classed under the head of "expediency reasons," such as debts, duns, outlawries, &c.
From Nuts and Nutcrackers by Charles James Lever
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