Examples of dockworker in a Sentence
the dockworkers spent all afternoon taking crates off of the ship
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Trump weighed in last month on the automation issue via his social media platform Truth Social after meeting with Daggett at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, siding with dockworkers.
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Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
Anthony Kwan | Getty Images Shares of Denmark's Moller-Maersk fell 5.8% amid a wider sell-off in shipping stocks after a tentative labor deal was stuck by U.S. dockworkers, staving off a potential strike.
—Karen Gilchrist,sophie Kiderlin,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
Another dockworker strike is looming, and negotiations on a new contract are set to begin next week.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
The sluggish traffic at America’s largest gateways has dockworkers and truck drivers worried about their jobs, the reporter said.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 8 May 2025
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Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
Anthony Kwan | Getty Images Shares of Denmark's Moller-Maersk fell 5.8% amid a wider sell-off in shipping stocks after a tentative labor deal was stuck by U.S. dockworkers, staving off a potential strike.
—Karen Gilchrist,sophie Kiderlin,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
Another dockworker strike is looming, and negotiations on a new contract are set to begin next week.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
The sluggish traffic at America’s largest gateways has dockworkers and truck drivers worried about their jobs, the reporter said.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 8 May 2025
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“Dockworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dockworker. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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dockworker
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dock·work·er
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