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Fake Illness

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99%8Exact Match!
verb

• avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill

32%11Fake, fake!
adjective

• not genuine; imitating something superior

noun

• a copy that is represented as the original

verb

• make a copy of with the intent to deceive

25%7 Strike strategy wherein workers fake illness to affect operations
noun

• A labor action where employees refuse to work claiming they are sick.

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