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furlough

noun as in leave of absence

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When the ban hit, Ms. Wille lost a vital part of her practice and was furloughed by her clinic.

There is a plan under way to recall furloughed federal workers at the Bureau of Labor Statistics to prepare the Consumer Price Index.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics will bring some furloughed employees back to work so it can publish the inflation report for September, an administration official said.

Some furloughed government workers will return to work to produce a key inflation report for September, allowing for the calculation of Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment, according to reports.

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During that time, he called his mortgage lender and told it he was furloughed—and still had a job—but wouldn’t have a paycheck for the foreseeable future.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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