as in workers
a person who does very hard or dull work
they could only find work as laborers unloading cargo ships
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Recent Examples of laborers
In fact, in a time when artificial intelligence imperils the livelihoods – and lives – of laborers across economic classes, sumptuous spectacle can be an act of resistance in its own right.
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Eileen G'sell, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
The town attracts large numbers of laborers who work in large gold mines with muddy pools of gold deposits, narrow pits and caves.
—Justin Kabumba, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Heavy machinery and laborers who were untrained in preservation best practices damaged the sites in the construction process, the authors say.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 4 June 2026
Migrant laborers had died in building the nation’s stadiums and infrastructure.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
The company had great teams coming from its pads at Kennedy Space Center and Vandenberg—not just the engineers, but also welders and other laborers who work directly on the infrastructure.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026
Previously thought to have been built by slaves, excavation has revealed the workers were Egyptian laborers from low-income families.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Fans of the time were social contemporaries of the footballers—those miners, dockhands, and other laborers who did not play instead watched.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 June 2026
Software developers, accountants, and management consultants sit at the top of both rankings; electricians, janitors, and construction laborers sit at the bottom.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Eileen G'sell, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
The town attracts large numbers of laborers who work in large gold mines with muddy pools of gold deposits, narrow pits and caves.
—Justin Kabumba, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Heavy machinery and laborers who were untrained in preservation best practices damaged the sites in the construction process, the authors say.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 4 June 2026
Migrant laborers had died in building the nation’s stadiums and infrastructure.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
The company had great teams coming from its pads at Kennedy Space Center and Vandenberg—not just the engineers, but also welders and other laborers who work directly on the infrastructure.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026
Previously thought to have been built by slaves, excavation has revealed the workers were Egyptian laborers from low-income families.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Fans of the time were social contemporaries of the footballers—those miners, dockhands, and other laborers who did not play instead watched.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 June 2026
Software developers, accountants, and management consultants sit at the top of both rankings; electricians, janitors, and construction laborers sit at the bottom.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laborers
Noun
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Courts are also deciding lawsuits over whether workers were illegally fired in retaliation for doing their jobs under previous administrations.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Much of his business relies on workers from India, which is home to 73% of H-1B visa holders, according to 2023 numbers from the Pew Research Center.—
Shanelle Kaul,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
Noun
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In recent years, younger academics increasingly alleged that Wood was too well-established, the epitome of the old-school historian who minimized the lives of slaves, women and Indigenous people.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2026
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