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During a medical leave of absence from school, Reid’s hair fell out in fist-sized clumps.—Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026 Spearman took a leave of absence as CEO in 2023 to run for Denver mayor and then stepped down ahead of an unsuccessful run for the Denver school board.—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026 The singer made the decision after a difficult year, taking a leave of absence last spring to be with her children as their father was undergoing cancer treatment.—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026 The actor entered a California treatment center in 2011 for a prescription drug addiction, and in 2017, his struggle with depression led him to take a leave of absence from the television series The Last Ship, halting production for over a month.—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for leave of absence