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workmates

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plural of workmate

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Jason Polanco left behind nearly all of his belongings when he and his colleagues, who were just starting their work day, were told to evacuate their Midtown Manhattan office building Tuesday.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
Some said greenhushing and other efforts to downplay sustainability have left them with less agency, budget or buy-in from C-suite colleagues to get things done.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 9 July 2026

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The physical danger from robot coworkers has been made clear since January 25, 1979, when 25-year-old Robert Nicholas Williams was crushed and killed by a 1-ton robotic vehicle’s arm inside a Ford Motor Company factory in Flat Rock, Michigan.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026
Participants gain real-world experience in agriculture, hospitality, customer service and food preparation — all while honing their ability to communicate in English with customers and coworkers.

— Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026

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Photos of wallets, textiles, sports equipment, photos, jewelry, signs, flags, quilts, stuffies, toys and camp trunks filled the page as strangers banded together in the comments sections, tagging potential rightful owners or friends with any leads.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Lotsof and his friends were shocked to find their cravings had vanished.

— Gavin Escott, USA Today, 6 July 2026

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Reformation is currently hiring for sales associates, sales supervisors and a store manager, according to the company website’s job postings.

— Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026
And in a separate ongoing civil case, the city has issued nearly two dozen subpoenas seeking a broad array of GPS and social media data on Hubbard and his associates, according to his attorney Bryan Pease.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of associates

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Nvidia's current-generation Rubin systems are in full production and begin shipping this fall to eight cloud partners, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Muon and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection are both FireSat partners.

— Eric Niiler, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

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