chronically
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Another area of incremental progress is the percentage of students who are chronically absent, meaning they miss at least 10% of school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
HANGZHOU, China—When Wu Songyun, 35, worked in international trade in the Chinese city of Chengdu, she was chronically stressed from long work hours and demands from a tough boss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Taken together, the list of woes hardens the image of a chronically broke city whose administration often struggles to reliably provide services for its almost four million people.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
ProPublica shared its analysis with more than a dozen maternal health experts, including leaders in the field, who were unaware of the spike; early pregnancy complications are chronically underresearched.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
In Pyongyang, living standards for the core class are luxurious only by the standards of a country where a third of the population is chronically hungry.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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