truant
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In June 1530 Hans Holbein the Younger was rounded up for being a truant from the Reformed Church and its newfangled Eucharist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
And man, that idea, that image of 22 public integrity lawyers locked in a room like truant children until they knuckle under, and somebody is going to file it.
From Slate • Feb. 14, 2025
Parents who allow their children to be chronically truant are hurting them and hurting us.
From Salon • Sep. 9, 2024
But Melody Edmiston, one of two staffers at King County Court who handles these cases, says often kids have been truant 80 or 90 or even 100 days before any paperwork lands on her desk.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2024
Chief Heiserman made it a point to speak to the truant officer, who assured him that Cal not only had no record for playing hooky but actually was a very good student.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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