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also employes
as in workers
one who works for another for wages or a salary
an employer who was loved and admired by generations of employees
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Recent Examples of employees
These examples echo views presented by analysts that making employees redundant while using more AI may not necessarily offer the best route to business growth.
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Justina Lee,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
Instead of pushing for forced, highly technical retraining, leaders should leverage this systemic knowledge by empowering legacy employees to use agentic AI as a data translation layer.
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Barney Krishnan,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
According to the company, employees who pursue optician certification outside the program would typically pay more than $20,000 for a degree.
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Casey Mann,
Arkansas Online,
1 July 2026
California state employees can visit the California Museum for free on the fourth Friday of each month.
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Anne Ewbank,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
Earlier this month, Anthropic disabled customer access to both Mythos and Fable to comply with the US government’s order to suspend all use by foreign nationals — including Anthropic employees themselves.
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Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Some employees have spent decades here.
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Erin Jones,
CBS News,
27 June 2026
Justina Lee,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
Instead of pushing for forced, highly technical retraining, leaders should leverage this systemic knowledge by empowering legacy employees to use agentic AI as a data translation layer.
—
Barney Krishnan,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
According to the company, employees who pursue optician certification outside the program would typically pay more than $20,000 for a degree.
—
Casey Mann,
Arkansas Online,
1 July 2026
California state employees can visit the California Museum for free on the fourth Friday of each month.
—
Anne Ewbank,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
Earlier this month, Anthropic disabled customer access to both Mythos and Fable to comply with the US government’s order to suspend all use by foreign nationals — including Anthropic employees themselves.
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Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Some employees have spent decades here.
—
Erin Jones,
CBS News,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employees
workers
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There are fewer opportunities for younger workers to find mentors and soak up knowledge.
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The sheriff's office says a preliminary investigation found that workers were installing underground tanks.
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“Employees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employees. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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