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Adjective
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Yes, some people might be heels but the majority have come to understand that being unemployed is a status, not a personality type.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2026 -
Meanwhile, a relatively small fraction of American adults are unemployed and looking for work.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Most stories have a catalyzing incident, and Our Unwritten Seoul’s comes when underachieving and underemployed 30-something Mi-ji discovers her identical twin sister, overachieving office worker Mi-ri, is distressed enough to try to hurt herself.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
18 Dec. 2025
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Two seasons ago, Ashley brought in the Sesame Street character known as Deborah, who spent a year entertaining comparisons to Grover and Cookie Monster after wasting all of our time with silly conspiracies involving the perpetually underemployed Chris Bassett.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Subemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subemployed. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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