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The trade was halted, and ships carrying Polynesian laborers were ordered back.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026 -
We’re told that golf balls fished out of a pond are worth more than these laborers.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2026
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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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The street style roundup regular shrugged on a faded blue workman shirt—complete with a retro name-tag patch—over a navy pleated skirt and tank top for a chic outfit that was both effortless and effective.—
Freya Drohan,
InStyle,
20 Jan. 2026
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That workman-like answer from Beck, in many ways, encapsulates his approach all season with the Hurricanes.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 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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Reminiscent of the Row or the elegant workingwoman aesthetic of Celine’s Phoebe Philo era, the clothes are instantly covetable.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2021
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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
Noun
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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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The next frontier of work is here, where AI agents are the new coworkers and algorithms operate as office assistants.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Some departments reduced their footprint in Sacramento after the COVID-19 pandemic forced many to work from home and, in the interim years, employees have adapted to sharing workstations with coworkers who are in offices on alternate days.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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