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Just days later, Harvey took an unexpected leave of absence and ultimately announced his decision to retire.—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026 Despite not having them and captain Victor Hedman, who is on a leave of absence for personal reasons, the Lightning improved to 5-0-2 in the past seven games.—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026 With full-backs Jules Kounde and Alejandro Balde both out because of hamstring problems, Flick had Cancelo, a winter-window loan signing who hasn’t had many minutes, and Araujo, who only returned from a leave of absence in early January and had started one game since, as backup options.—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026 During a medical leave of absence from school, Reid’s hair fell out in fist-sized clumps.—Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for leave of absence