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absenteeism

[ab-suhn-tee-iz-uhm] / ˌæb sənˈti ɪz əm /
NOUN
state of not being present
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K.B. is upfront about his father’s emotional distance and absenteeism during his childhood.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2026

At Ford’s Highland Park, Mich., plant in 1913 absenteeism averaged 10% a day, and annual turnover was 370%.

From Barron's May 20, 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

He demanded the suppression of absenteeism; he demanded free trade.

From The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses by James Anthony Froude




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