unemployments

Definition of unemploymentsnext
plural of unemployment
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Noun
  • The first principle, affording everybody equal basic rights and liberties, supersedes everything else and should be anchored in the nation’s constitution.
    George G. Szpiro, Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Conservative leaders characterize their political mobilization as a necessary response to progressive overreach at the state level, framing their work as defending community values and individual liberties against government expansion.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The layoffs stem largely from funding changes already set in motion by Los Angeles County, which voted in April 2025 to create its own Department of Homeless Services and Housing, and shift hundreds of millions of dollars away from LAHSA.
    Teresa Liu, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Amazon eliminated 30,000 jobs across two rounds of layoffs in January and October.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • For gamblers, especially younger ones who are just starting to earn and build the savings that will undergird their retirements, that can mean life-altering losses of wealth and financial stability.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
  • This is Fortune 500 Power Moves, a column tracking executive shifts—from appointments and promotions to resignations and retirements—within the highest ranks of Fortune 500 companies.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Pão de queijo, as moreish as popcorn, manioc gnocchi, rock-pool sea urchins and Tainha fish, caught by local fishermen who still use traditional canoes and spears, are all served on banana leaves on a wooden table outdoors.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Slice them out with a knife or tear the leaves away by hand.
    Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Restricted footwear, like big boots, or flashy styles with tons of metal hardware are often flagged and asked to be removed.
    Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Lizzo looks stylish in an all-black outfit, complete with boots and sunglasses, at the Spinelli Kilcollin party hosted by Simihaze on April 15 in Los Angeles.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • No layoffs or furloughs are planned and vendors will be paid.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
  • No employee layoffs or furloughs are planned and vendors will be paid on schedule, according to QVC Group.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Justice Department has appealed the Oregon, California and Michigan dismissals.
    Rebecca Boone, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Many of these dismissals were a result of the difference between what police need to arrest and what prosecutors need to prove guilt — which is a much higher burden, said DA spokesperson Mike Stolp.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The department paid nearly $3 million to former employees since 2019 to settle accusations of pay, age, gender and disability discrimination, whistleblower protection violations, and retaliatory firings.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Those firings included Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, White House chief of staff John Kelly, and Defense Secretary Mark Esper.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Unemployments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployments. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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