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sick leave

NOUN
a leave given for illness
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And in New York state, employees can take paid sick leave for treatment and care, according to the state’s sick-leave policy.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

During times when people were taking semaglutide, psychiatric-related hospital care and sick leave dropped by 42% compared with periods when they were not using these medications.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

Toward the end of the shutdown, Joshua broke down in the office of one of his supervisors and requested sick leave, Davy said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

She took sick leave from work, as she had done for a previous miscarriage at eight weeks, because "there was no other provision".

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The neat writing within indicated salary, number of holidays, sick leave, and so forth.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood




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