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Bumping rights occur when an employee with more seniority takes the job of an employee with less seniority during layoffs.
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Goldenberg, who is based in Cleveland, had initially picked up the extra job a few years ago to help pay down the massive student debt he and his wife, a family doctor, had accumulated during medical school.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Many automakers returned to advertising during the NFL season last year as vehicle inventory levels returned to more normal levels.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Participants’ heart rates were higher during the hot class, but that extra cardiovascular stress didn’t translate to more bodily work overall.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Goldenberg, who is based in Cleveland, had initially picked up the extra job a few years ago to help pay down the massive student debt he and his wife, a family doctor, had accumulated during medical school.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Many automakers returned to advertising during the NFL season last year as vehicle inventory levels returned to more normal levels.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Participants’ heart rates were higher during the hot class, but that extra cardiovascular stress didn’t translate to more bodily work overall.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
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The world might end up ruled by large technology companies that impose their solutions throughout entire continents, leaving little space for homegrown creativity.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cash’s death was met with profound sadness throughout the music community.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The patent for this low-latency wireless communication protocol, spearheaded by NREL power electronics Sarwar Islam, is pending.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Investors peg the chances of three quarter-point rate cuts by the end of this year at about 76%, according to CME FedWatch Tool, a measure of market sentiment.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2025
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“During.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/during. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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