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excused absence

NOUN
sick leave
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Defensive lineman Kobie Turner did not practice because of an excused absence, a team official said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2024

The two men argue that granting students an excused absence in such cases violates their First Amendment rights.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2024

That is not vacation but rather counts as an excused absence with pay.

From Washington Times • Aug. 29, 2023

The man whose every at-bat should be an excused absence for all workers on the clock is a star — but not the titan his 60-home-run predecessors were.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2022

He had in fact passed out when he’d given blood for the first time, at a blood drive at Arbel he’d signed up for because it had been an excused absence from gym that week.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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