able-bodied
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Whatever the case, the percentage of able-bodied Americans in the labor force recently hit the lowest level since the 1970s, except for a brief period during the pandemic.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
With rare exceptions, all able-bodied men are required to serve 18 months of military service in South Korea.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The result is a patchwork map of residents’ diligence that is hard enough to navigate for the able-bodied but downright treacherous for others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
She has returned to many of the activities she loved as an able-bodied person, including kayaking and being in the sea, just in a different way.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
All the younger children were able-bodied seamen who, presumably, ate hardtack and bunked before the mast.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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