employers

plural of employer

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of employers The state bill would preserve some worker protections for bus drivers, effectively eliminating a strike threat while opening the door to a competitive rebidding process with their employers. Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 Burke said on Thursday that processing times would return to normal, but Heyes said that doesn’t help the backpackers who have held off booking flights and tours, and the employers who were waiting, ready to hire them, for the harvest season. Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026 Taking a page from professional players associations, Abruzzo sees sectoral bargaining—where unions and multiple employers set baseline, industry-wide compensation and workplace standards—as the preferable long-term outcome for college athletes. Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2026 Pressured, in part, by donors, boards, employers, and parents, college administrators have announced AI initiatives, invested in AI infrastructure, and established AI degree programs. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026 Hingson said that before Allen arrived at the Lighthouse, blind employees earned less than minimum wage under a law that allows employers to pay disabled workers subminimum rates in certain settings. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026 So far this year, employers — companies, government agencies and nonprofits — have been adding an average of 80,000 jobs a month, including a surprising 162,000 in August. Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 During President Joe Biden’s four years in office, employers added an average of nearly 329,000 jobs a month. Melissa Goldin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 Here's what a room full of employers had to say about ways to tackle the childcare shortage. Marissa Meaor, IndyStar, 11 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employers
Noun
  • There were few available adults to step in for teachers and administrators who were directly impacted by the assault.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Chief Operating Officer David Reinhart said the district’s policy on decommissioning schools asks administrators to monitor enrollment, the health of buildings and demographic trends with its long-range planning committee.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Bonta’s suit had leaned heavily into potential harms to theatrical distribution, and lawyers for the states had been banking on theater executives’ testimony at trial.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • So, here, WWD celebrates the designers, executives and other figures who today are helping to drive Italian — and the world’s — culture.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Young professionals send out thousands of applications with no luck, while hiring managers wade through a deluge of candidates for a single job posting.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • In an email exchange, store managers Sara Beattie and Brooke Berlin tell us what museumgoers are buying right now.
    Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Would an army with excellent captains and mediocre generals be better than one with a brilliant general and crummy captains?
    Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • All artists — starting with the actors, then music, then writers, then directors — have to figure out what their image is worth and negotiate that.
    Lane Brown, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Hanung Bramantyo, one of Indonesia’s leading box office directors, helms the project.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Medical contractor supervisors confirmed that Sims was not prescribed the medication at the time and that it was not documented as having been administered, investigators said.
    CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Workers such as editors, singers and sound supervisors joined bill author Assemblymember Nick Schultz (D-Burbank) and Mayor Karen Bass at a news conference Thursday morning in front of the Television Academy’s headquarters in North Hollywood.
    Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Stocks tied to the AI boom slumped on Monday after the three biggest AI bosses warned the frantic pace of model development needed to be slowed.
    Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Attend events, reconnect with former colleagues and reach out to former bosses.
    Michelle Perchuk, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Employers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employers. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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