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Mayor Bass also secured 17 positions for supply and maintenance staffing, including heavy-duty mechanics, mechanic helpers, tire repairers, maintenance laborers, toolroom workers, truck operators and more.—
Jeff Nguyen,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026 -
An illiterate laborer and cook, Lee joined the Shaking Quaker sect in 1758.—
Claire Messud,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2026
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One quirk will apply starting in 2026 to reduce the tax break for very high wage earners.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
13 Nov. 2025
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The Social Security Administration bases its COLA each year on average annual increases in the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W) from July through September.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Proslavery propaganda in the antebellum South insisted that Northern wage slaves were worse off than Southern chattel slaves.—
Sarah Churchwell,
The New York Review of Books,
11 June 2019
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Feast on pub grub like burgers, nachos, and mozzarella sticks at Anvil Pub and Grille, which, as a bonus, has fantastic waterfall views.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Midwest Living,
29 Dec. 2025
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Winking Lizard Tavern Pub-grub staple Winking Lizard Tavern has multiple locations across Ohio, including in Peninsula, the park’s main town.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Dec. 2025
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The installers were jobbers who worked for one of the big-box retailers.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
26 July 2025
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Now the last-place Sox are the beleaguered jobbers taking a beating at their home park.—
Peter Abraham,
BostonGlobe.com,
6 Aug. 2023
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Sign up for our free daily newsletter for the latest hacks, expert advice, and more!—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
9 Jan. 2026
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Like too many hack politicians, Wardlaw seems long on excuses and short on explanations.—
Robert Steinbuch,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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The number varied dramatically, from $28,900 in overtime to Police Officer Sikko Barghoorn to $42 for legal assistant Joanna Ortega.—
Scott McIntosh,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Jan. 2026
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Prior to his time at North Crowley, Harris served as head coach at Mesquite High School and also had stints as an assistant at Cedar Hill, Richardson, Arlington Seguin and Little Elm.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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Many politicians should, but won’t, learn worthwhile lessons about the value of public deference and praise of subordinates who work every day on the front lines.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Cook was reportedly allowed to quietly resign in 2020 by Hogsett after an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate came to light.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Gandy dancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gandy%20dancer. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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