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Recent Examples of unemployment
High inflation and unemployment – a result of government mismanagement and decades of sanctions – triggered nationwide protests against the regime in late December last year, an outpouring of public anger that ended in a bloody crackdown by security forces.
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Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
This could, in turn, act as a shock to growth that could drive up unemployment, which would warrant additional rate cuts.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining in the same range of recent years despite a broadly tepid labor market.
—Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
If there’s 50 percent unemployment in a red district or 50 percent unemployment in a blue district, that’s bad.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
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Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
This could, in turn, act as a shock to growth that could drive up unemployment, which would warrant additional rate cuts.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining in the same range of recent years despite a broadly tepid labor market.
—Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
If there’s 50 percent unemployment in a red district or 50 percent unemployment in a blue district, that’s bad.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemployment
Noun
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The highest rate of joblessness is pervasive on the South and West sides of Chicago.—
Willie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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The pitch mixes selective truths with outright deception, targeting young men facing joblessness, inflation, and creeping poverty, as well as young women lured by promises of factory jobs, including in drone production tied to the war effort.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The initial Russian campaign represents completely irrational force employment and, in many cases, frankly, nonemployment.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2022
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The nonemployment crisis of the 2010s and the opioid crisis of the 2010s weren’t completely separate.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
4 Dec. 2020
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Israel’s overt objectives included not only the removal of Palestinian organizations from Lebanon but also the installment of an Israeli-friendly government that would conclude a peace deal.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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Because not all top-tier owners compete in every one of the 210 markets measured by Nielsen, the prevailing view is favorable toward the relaxation or removal of the ownership cap.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
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The federal court approved the dismissal under federal and state statutes, finding that federal law had frequently been used to interpret Illinois' Minimum Wage Law.—
Jenna Schweikert,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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But consistently responding to others’ progress with dismissal, denial, or defensiveness is usually a red flag, experts say.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Unemployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployment. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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