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a person or company that has people who do work for wages or a salary; a person or company that has employees
It was the employer's responsibility to improve workplace safety. Your travel expenses should be paid for by your employer.
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Recent Examples of employer
These employers, co-workers and supervisors treat me differently, and some talk down to me.
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Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026
Teams must request permission to interview coaches under contract, and employer teams cannot deny requests for playoff-eligible coaches without cause.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2026
But realizing that potential depends on whether policy decisions strengthen or strain the employers and workers who drive our economy.
—Mary D. Kane, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2026
Minnesota employers added 8,900 jobs between September and November, according a release Thursday from the Department of Employment and Economic Development.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
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Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026
Teams must request permission to interview coaches under contract, and employer teams cannot deny requests for playoff-eligible coaches without cause.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2026
But realizing that potential depends on whether policy decisions strengthen or strain the employers and workers who drive our economy.
—Mary D. Kane, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2026
Minnesota employers added 8,900 jobs between September and November, according a release Thursday from the Department of Employment and Economic Development.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for employer
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Beyond potential political resistance, implementing the name changes saddles campus administrators with costly and time-consuming busywork, including updating legal documents, maps and physical signage.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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Hospital administrators immediately put Hannah in a secluded room with someone at the door to keep all visitors out.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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The administration’s plans to capitalize on Venezuela’s oil were met with skepticism by US energy executives at the White House on Friday.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
15 Jan. 2026
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She executive produced the docuseries The Alzheimer's Project in 2009, which won two Emmy Awards.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Jan. 2026
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To address the problem, water managers many years ago lowered the levels, but the tree islands never recovered, leaving ghosts of islands that lack the elevation to support the majestic hardwoods found in other parts of the Everglades, such as cypress, pond apple and pop ash trees.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Krupp said at the time that the restructuring would affect middle- and upper-level managers, not front-line caseworkers.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
9 Jan. 2026
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Initial findings showed Grok lacks effective safeguards to stop users from creating and distributing pornographic content based on real photos of Indonesian residents, Alexander Sabar, director-general of digital space supervision, said in a statement.—
Eileen Ng,
Fortune,
12 Jan. 2026
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov has been selected as the board’s director-general.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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According to Climate Central, as the new steward of this critical resource, Climate Central is committed to maintaining the scientific rigor and methodological standards established by NOAA while enhancing the dataset's utility for climate communication and public understanding of climate risks.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
10 Jan. 2026
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Given the less-than-one-half-inch insect’s track record of devastating oaks since being first detected in San Diego County in 2008, scientists and land stewards are alarmed — and working to contain the outbreak.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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Outbidding the Philadelphia Phillies and former Boston boss Dave Dombrowski for him is about as likely as David Ortiz coming out of retirement to provide the pop this Red Sox lineup needs.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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Among the squad of JPMorgan Chase investment bankers flying 2,500 miles west to California to pitch SpaceX was the lender’s boss, billionaire CEO Jamie Dimon, people with knowledge of the trip told CNBC.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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One automotive supervisor position has been filled, but no mechanics so far.—
Jeff Nguyen,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Human supervisors will monitor early deployments, and training Atlas for a new task typically takes only a day or two.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Jeff Brady, executive director of communications for the district, said Tiger Team Two met at least once a month from September to December to discuss and evaluate school enrollment, the capacity and upkeep and condition of each campus, finances and boundaries for each school.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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Last week, former Marni creative director Francesco Risso was appointed creative director of casual wear brand GU, which is owned by Uniqlo’s Japanese parent company Fast Retailing.—
Maliha Shoaib,
Vogue,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Employer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employer. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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