labor

As an American, as an artist and as a former member of its labor force, I understand that the Kennedy Center is more than a building.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Investors took the weaker-than-predicted labor data as a sign that the Federal Reserve would hold off on hiking interest rates—at least for now—and that inflationary pressures might not be as aggressive as feared.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"With... immigrant labor losing their status to work in the US, that restriction in labor supply is causing subdued labor growth now for health care," said Ken Kim, senior economist at KPMG.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Traditional studios and TV networks have shed tens of thousands of workers in recent years after the streaming bubble burst and twin labor strikes paused projects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Their plantations and businesses would not earn enough money to support the cost of operating these large properties if they shifted to paid labor.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

He labors seven days a week as a construction worker, but goes out dancing every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2026

Much has been said, notably by the critic Harold Bloom, about the agony of the artist who labors under the shadow of the greats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

After all, since 1776, millions of Irishmen and women and their descendants have helped make America great through their labors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

As Rams coach Sean McVay and Snead navigate their ninth season together, they can’t avoid seeing throughout the NFL the fruits — and competitive challenges — created by their labors and success.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2025

The helicopter labors upward, thwock-thwock-thwocking over the shoulder of Mt.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

The noise of backhoes, cranes and bulldozers echoed across Colombia's quake-hit cities on Sunday as workers labored to remove rubble, though the chance of finding survivors was slim a week after the disaster.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

With little formal education, Mulholland had left his native Ireland in his teens, worked steamer ships on the Great Lakes, labored in lumber camps and prospected for gold.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Cooper has long labored with a bureaucratic disadvantage: he lacks the easy access that Caine has to the Oval Office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Last Thanksgiving, Megan Thee Stallion labored for days to prepare an elaborate holiday dinner for then-boyfriend Klay Thompson and his family.

From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2026

In the silence that followed, Mary’s labored breathing seemed especially loud.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Agility, an Oregon-based company whose robots are already laboring within a Plexiglas cage at an auto-parts factory, recently announced plans to go public at a valuation of $2.5 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

One minute, she’d been in the bathroom, laboring through a contraction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026

Montiel, 62, said Chavez’s legacy continues to reverberate as the union has pushed for improved working conditions for people laboring in extreme heat, at times without adequate breaks or water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026

"For decades, while laboring in the vineyards of the community, he inspired us to keep hope alive in the struggle for liberty and justice for all," the Democrat said.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

No one noticed that there was an extra mouse laboring among the workers in the roadway.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques