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Noun
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He is accused of not checking work authorizations before hiring laborers, according to the Post.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026 -
While the independent committee supporting Coyne is backed by Local 89, a laborers union, Crosby has been endorsed by the city’s largest labor union — the Municipal Employees Association — and the region’s largest labor organization, the San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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The presence of grubs indicates that the ecosystem is out of balance, says Brian Daubenspeck, a farmer and mentor at The Soil Food Web School.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
18 Apr. 2026
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Warmer temperatures due to climate change might be affecting grubs, said Fyffe, who is seeing more uncommon arthropods like black widow spiders in Chicago than in past years.—
Laura Turbay,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Navvies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navvies. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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