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The first step in such service is to enlist as many able-bodied adults as possible to begin ferrying slices and ice cream as quickly as they can be plated.
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Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
Absent changes, many able-bodied adults will remain jobless, which is bad for them and our economy.
—Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Hollywood has long cast able-bodied actors to play characters with disabilities and disfigurements.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2024
Kincaid says his previous football experience was playing defensive positions as an able-bodied athlete in high school.
—Chris Ochsner, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2024
When the airfield was finally taken three months later, only 130 able-bodied soldiers remained of the 2,600 who had crossed into Burma in 1944 with Merrill’s Marauders, a fabled unit that was one of the forerunners of the Army’s Special Operations elite, the 75th Ranger Regiment.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
In July, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp launched a limited expansion offering coverage to able-bodied adults earning up to the poverty line — $14,580 for an individual or $24,860 for a family of three.
—Jeff Amy, Fortune Well, 4 Jan. 2024
The singer/dancer — who was the first of BTS to enlist in the service required by all able-bodied men in South Korea — began with a sweet message to welcome 2024.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024
Jin, Suga and J-Hope had already previously began their service; all able-bodied men are obligated to complete about two years of service by South Korean law.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2023
Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
Absent changes, many able-bodied adults will remain jobless, which is bad for them and our economy.
—Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Hollywood has long cast able-bodied actors to play characters with disabilities and disfigurements.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2024
Kincaid says his previous football experience was playing defensive positions as an able-bodied athlete in high school.
—Chris Ochsner, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2024
When the airfield was finally taken three months later, only 130 able-bodied soldiers remained of the 2,600 who had crossed into Burma in 1944 with Merrill’s Marauders, a fabled unit that was one of the forerunners of the Army’s Special Operations elite, the 75th Ranger Regiment.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
In July, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp launched a limited expansion offering coverage to able-bodied adults earning up to the poverty line — $14,580 for an individual or $24,860 for a family of three.
—Jeff Amy, Fortune Well, 4 Jan. 2024
The singer/dancer — who was the first of BTS to enlist in the service required by all able-bodied men in South Korea — began with a sweet message to welcome 2024.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024
Jin, Suga and J-Hope had already previously began their service; all able-bodied men are obligated to complete about two years of service by South Korean law.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2023
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“Able-bodied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/able-bodied. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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