nine-to-fivers

Definition of nine-to-fiversnext
plural of nine-to-fiver

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Noun
  • Those experiences shaped his later activism and commitment to improving working conditions for agricultural laborers, many of whom were immigrants and people of color with few legal protections.
    Paris Barraza, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Many laborers are still exhausted and underpaid.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Posting about your debt online, sending postcards that reveal the debt or discussing it with family members or coworkers could violate federal law.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • However, the former coworkers don't have a relationship anymore.
    Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Liberal Democrat lawmaker Liam McArthur, who drew up the Scottish bill, had urged colleagues to back it.
    JILL LAWLESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Talarico has criticized his Republican colleagues in the Texas state legislature for allegedly being in the pockets of the petroleum industry.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Nine-to-fivers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nine-to-fivers. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.

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