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To win votes from Southern Democrats, Roosevelt had agreed to deny Social Security to agricultural and domestic laborers—excluding a large percentage of Black workers.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026 -
In August 2022, 10 miners died when the El Pinabete coal mine in Coahuila flooded — a disaster that sparked intense controversy by revealing how many Mexican laborers work without essential safety protections or official supervision.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Although free labor can help a candidate win, volunteers are also seen as a source of risk, best restricted to such drudge work as phone banking or door knocking.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Some of the routine tasks given to new hires are drudge work and not a learning experience.—
Justin Hotard,
Fortune,
7 Dec. 2025
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Aside from the grub, the event will also feature live music including the jazz tunes of Jeff Bordes, who will perform on-stage in the plaza.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
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In 1938, Pennington pitched a tent outside the hiring hall for workers building the Shasta Dam, set up some tree stumps for seats and started hawking grub.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Hilgenberg and Voigt were business partners, Blair was Voigt’s racquetball partner and McNeill was Voigt’s workman’s compensation lawyer.—
Charley Walters,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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This game was all about Tarris’ workman-like performance.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
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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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Where to eat and drink in Kansas City Barbecue Barbecue is an everyday affair in Kansas City: a workingman’s (and workmanlike) tradition that prioritizes adaptation over aesthetics.—
Liz Cook,
Condé Nast Traveler,
13 Jan. 2026
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For the average farmer, the global financial crisis and the reaction to it crystalized the idea that an elite financial cabal was putting the interests of bankers above the interests of the workingman.—
David McWilliams,
Fortune,
16 Nov. 2025
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“Navvy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navvy. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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