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WordBand 7–8Toofey picks
truancy
/ˈtruːənsi/
noun
The habit of staying away from school without permission.
- “Truancy is a growing problem in some inner-city schools.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))