leave of absence
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One group of devoted players jokingly created a boilerplate agreement for a “GTA”-induced leave of absence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
In December, he was granted a leave of absence by the club to prioritise his mental health, following his sending off in the Champions League defeat by Chelsea a few weeks earlier.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Instead, Savannah took a leave of absence to be in Tucson with her siblings, serving as the family’s liaison with authorities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Taking a leave of absence because she is burned out is also… a choice.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
A week after that, she was applying for a one-year leave of absence from school.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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