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ausbleiben (v.i., sein)
   to be absent; stay away, fail to appear/materialize; be overdue; stop, cease to function; stay out (not go home)

Weil Geschäftsreisende ausbleiben, Kongresse abgesagt oder kleiner abgehalten werden, mussten die ersten Fünf-Sterne-Hotels Personal abbauen.
Because business travelers are staying away, conventions are being canceled or reduced in size, the first five-star hotels have had to cut personnel.

Related Words:
das Ausbleiben absence, nonappearance
bei Ausbleiben von... in the absence of...
Ein Krieg wird nicht ausbleiben. A war is inevitable.

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