unemployable

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Recent Examples of unemployable In response to a market-moving piece of dystopian fan fiction fearmongering about AI, Citadel Securities put out its own brief on the historical precedent for AI’s impact and the improbability that the technology will render humans unemployable any more than the typewriter or the internet did. Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026 Turn employed lawful immigrants who contribute billions in taxes into the legally unemployable. Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026 But then Markey began to have the usual doubts of an unemployable hack. Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025 Lower than proletariat workers, the lumpenproletariat includes the indigent and the unemployable, those cast out of the workforce with no recourse, or those who can’t enter it in the first place, such as young workers in times of economic depression. Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unemployable
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Adjective
  • The platform, which formerly only offered deals on flights, will offer standalone hotel bookings and better value through flight and hotel bundle offerings Travelers will gain access to exclusive pricing that is otherwise unavailable when booking flights and accommodations separately.
    Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • It's now been unavailable for two weeks.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2026
Adjective
  • The fire destroyed the post office lobby, which remains unusable, prosecutors said.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
  • Early tests of the system's effect on redistricting data raised alarm among many data users, who feared that the statistics would ultimately be unusable.
    Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 12 June 2026
Adjective
  • Steer clear of impracticable, luxurious purchases that might tempt you.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
  • If adjudication is impracticable, a state may destroy the prize after all possible measures are taken to ensure the safety of its passengers and crew.
    Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The Placer County Sheriff’s Office said drivers should treat intersections with nonfunctional traffic signals as a four-way stop.
    Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2026
  • Critics alleged inhumane conditions, including poor food, nonfunctional toilets and a lack of access to attorneys.
    Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 17 June 2026

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“Unemployable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployable. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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