nonagricultural

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Recent Examples of nonagricultural The act set the cap for H-2B visas, the main visa for low-skilled nonagricultural workers, at 66,000 per year. Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025 Retailers and importers of nonagricultural goods had sped up shipments in anticipation of the strike, and some ships were diverted to West Coast ports where workers are not among those striking. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024 The state routinely leads the nation in demand for H-2B visas, the nonagricultural arm of the visa program, that allows employers to hire temporary workers for work such as construction, landscaping and hospitality. Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 9 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for nonagricultural
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonagricultural
Adjective
  • The Labor Department reported that the headline unemployment rate dropped to a 50-year low and that nonfarm payrolls grew more than expected.
    Heard Editors, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The chart shows the trajectory of employment, the monthly growth in nonfarm payrolls, during the recession that started in December 1973.
    Joseph W. Sullivan, National Review, 19 Dec. 2022
Adjective
  • To address this, Silicon Valley Power, Santa Clara’s municipal electric utility, turned to Nissan’s new pilot program in search of innovative solutions to increase power supply and ensure grid reliability for all customers.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The crowded field of candidates for City Council at-large and District 7 races slimmed down following Tuesday’s preliminary municipal election, with unofficial city tallies showing at-large incumbents handily holding onto their spots and two District 7 eking out narrow victories.
    Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Nonagricultural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonagricultural. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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