subemployed

Definition of subemployednext
as in unemployed

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Adjective
  • Originally established for unemployed gold miners during the Gold Rush era, the institute now offers a broad range of public programming and community resources.
    Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 16 May 2026
  • Authorities said El Koudri was born in Bergamo and raised in Modena with Maghreb origins, is unemployed, and was known to have mental disorders.
    Robert McGreevy , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
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  • Nearly 43% of recent college graduates are underemployed, working in jobs that don’t require their degree and are facing the worst entry-level job market since the pandemic.
    Josh D Shapiro, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • In the months leading up to her tragic death, Nancy, who was married to Eleanor’s long-time crush Robert (Joel Kinnaman), had been having an affair with Mary’s husband, Howard (Corey Stoll), an underemployed academic.
    Max Gao, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Subemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subemployed. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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