Absorbent article having a zoned attachment area for securing an absorbent assembly to a chassis

An absorbent article comprising:

• a chassis having a pair of laterally opposing side edges defining leg openings of the article when the article is in a wear configuration;
• a leg elastic member disposed along each side edge of the chassis;
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• an absorbent assembly attached to the chassis by an attachment area, the attachment area comprising a longitudinally extending zone of reduced width disposed between the leg elastic members.

An absorbent article having a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region, the absorbent article comprising:

• a chassis having a pair of laterally opposing side edges within the crotch region of the absorbent article;
• a leg elastic member disposed along each side edge of the chassis;
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• an absorbent assembly attached to the chassis by an attachment area, the absorbent assembly having laterally opposing non-attachment zones along the crotch region of the absorbent article configured to facilitate elastic retraction and extension of the leg elastic members.