as in joblessness
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Recent Examples of unemployment
That’s why Goldman Sachs economists this week increased their forecasts for inflation and unemployment and raised their risk of recession this year to 25%, up from 20%.
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
No one from Beyond Behavior participated in Bartels’ unemployment hearing, and Alyssa Hennings, the organization’s CEO, declined to comment on the case Wednesday.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 13 Mar. 2026
Authorities say Sharper collected more than $13,000 of unemployment assistance benefits during that time.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
In recent years, fraud tied to unemployment systems, stimulus payments and identity theft caught many taxpayers by surprise.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
No one from Beyond Behavior participated in Bartels’ unemployment hearing, and Alyssa Hennings, the organization’s CEO, declined to comment on the case Wednesday.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 13 Mar. 2026
Authorities say Sharper collected more than $13,000 of unemployment assistance benefits during that time.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
In recent years, fraud tied to unemployment systems, stimulus payments and identity theft caught many taxpayers by surprise.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 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
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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 21 Mar. 2026.
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