put (someone) out of work
idiom
: to cause (someone) to lose his or her job
The new technology could put him out of work.
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Which means oh-so-eminent economist Lawrence Summers will forever be associated with the horrifyingly obtuse view that human beings with wives, husbands and kids must be put out of work by the very governments that are always and everywhere the source of inflation.
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John Tamny, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
My economic advisers report that as many as 765,000 Americans — many union workers themselves — could be put out of work in the first two weeks alone.
—Noam Scheiber, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2022
Bynum cites research showing that more than 40 percent of Black entrepreneurs were put out of work early in the pandemic, compared to 17 percent of white business owners.
—Victor Luckerson, Wired, 5 Oct. 2021
But in the process many people were put out of work; rural and formerly industrialized sections of the country did not keep up with the big cities.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
Still, for those put out of work by a downturn, the effects would be severe.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2022
My economic advisors report that as many as 765,000 Americans – many union workers themselves – could be put out of work in the first two weeks alone.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2022
Rather than dismiss fears of these threats, authorities need to empathize with those who are struggling and develop innovative solutions, particularly for people put out of work by the decline of manufacturing and the rise of artificial intelligence.
—Michele Gelfand, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
More than eight million people were put out of work during the Great Recession.
—Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2023
John Tamny, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
My economic advisers report that as many as 765,000 Americans — many union workers themselves — could be put out of work in the first two weeks alone.
—Noam Scheiber, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2022
Bynum cites research showing that more than 40 percent of Black entrepreneurs were put out of work early in the pandemic, compared to 17 percent of white business owners.
—Victor Luckerson, Wired, 5 Oct. 2021
But in the process many people were put out of work; rural and formerly industrialized sections of the country did not keep up with the big cities.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
Still, for those put out of work by a downturn, the effects would be severe.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2022
My economic advisors report that as many as 765,000 Americans – many union workers themselves – could be put out of work in the first two weeks alone.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2022
Rather than dismiss fears of these threats, authorities need to empathize with those who are struggling and develop innovative solutions, particularly for people put out of work by the decline of manufacturing and the rise of artificial intelligence.
—Michele Gelfand, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
More than eight million people were put out of work during the Great Recession.
—Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2023
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