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Recent Examples of sick-out
Last season, Maggie faced nursing union negotiations, culminating in a sick-out.
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Claire Franken, TVLine, 28 Aug. 2025
Maggie’s major Season 10 storyline involved the tense nursing union negotiations at the hospital, which culminated in a sick-out.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Earlier this month, hundreds of Metro bus riders staged a sick-out in protest of the rising number of assaults among their ranks carried out by passengers.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Claire Franken, TVLine, 28 Aug. 2025
Maggie’s major Season 10 storyline involved the tense nursing union negotiations at the hospital, which culminated in a sick-out.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Earlier this month, hundreds of Metro bus riders staged a sick-out in protest of the rising number of assaults among their ranks carried out by passengers.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sick-out
Noun
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Ahead of the sit-down dinner and ceremony, guests such as Storm Reid, Christine Quinn, Jurnee Smollett, and Lukas Gage trickled in from the rainy outdoors over an hour or so, greeted inside with Casamigos cocktails, filet mignon canapés, and more.—
Jamila Stewart,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2023
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News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
Peoplemag,
22 Mar. 2023
Noun
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Investors are betting the slowdown will force the Fed’s hand.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Friday report found that employers added just 22,000 jobs the month of August, continuing a slowdown in hiring.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Then there are all the usual deli charms, a mishmash of framed photos, posters, and illustrations; squeeze ketchup bottles on every table, and a long sit-in bar perfect for those looking to nurse a cup of coffee.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
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In the daytime, the cocktail bar is filled with light from floor-to-ceiling windows commanding a view of 5th Avenue and the historic Woolworth building, where, as a student, John Lewis led lunch counter sit-ins.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The job action shut down the entirety of New Jersey Transit’s rail service, from the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains in New York to Atlantic City — including, most notably, trains into and out of Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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The order also directed an investigation of the job action, which was a violation of the Taylor Law barring certain state employees from striking.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
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Still, talk of an owner lockout has already swirled, with a core reason being a push for a salary cap.—
Maury Brown,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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This would either lead to a lockout that could eat into the 2026 season, which has never happened the league’s 29-year history, or the sides agree to an extension, which occurred during the last CBA negotiations in 2019 and remains the most likely outcome.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Sick-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sick-out. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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