noun (esp. BrE )
ADJECTIVE
▪ persistent
VERB + TRUANCY
▪ combat , tackle
▪
measures to combat persistent ~ in our schools
▪ cut , reduce
▪
a government campaign to cut ~
▪ condone
▪
parents who condone their children's ~
TRUANCY + NOUN
▪ level , rate
▪ crackdown
▪ patrol , sweep (both BrE )
▪
A ~ sweep found 168 children skipping school.