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Employers are also required to offer continuing employment options to workers who hit that age, but seniors are often shunted into lower-paying or lower-skilled jobs.
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Jonathan Woetzel, Foreign Affairs, 4 May 2015
After being shunted aside in favor of Mbeki, whom Mandela chose as his successor, Ramaphosa left politics to develop his business interests.
—John Rapley, Foreign Affairs, 10 Jan. 2023
But when streaming — which pays around $.004 per play — became the dominant format, songwriters were quickly shunted to the bottom of its economy, and anyone who tries to tell you otherwise is probably under the influence of a streaming service or another interested party.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 31 July 2024
Michael Ferrari, and Lt. George Huang — were all shunted to lesser uniform posts.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 30 July 2024
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Jonathan Woetzel, Foreign Affairs, 4 May 2015
After being shunted aside in favor of Mbeki, whom Mandela chose as his successor, Ramaphosa left politics to develop his business interests.
—John Rapley, Foreign Affairs, 10 Jan. 2023
But when streaming — which pays around $.004 per play — became the dominant format, songwriters were quickly shunted to the bottom of its economy, and anyone who tries to tell you otherwise is probably under the influence of a streaming service or another interested party.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 31 July 2024
Michael Ferrari, and Lt. George Huang — were all shunted to lesser uniform posts.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 30 July 2024
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“Shunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunt. Accessed 3 Oct. 2024.
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