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absenteeism

[ab-suhn-tee-iz-uhm] / ˌæb sənˈti ɪz əm /
NOUN
state of not being present
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In 2024, Medford High School in Boston grappled with chronic absenteeism.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

Scholars have long suspected there is a link between heat and economic development, arguing that hot weather saps energy and productivity by increasing absenteeism and causing more workplace errors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 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

K.B. is upfront about his father’s emotional distance and absenteeism during his childhood.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026

From a higher point of view, it cannot, indeed, be ignored that absenteeism, largely developed, cripples the organic whole of national life.

From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Wilhelm Roscher


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