pent

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His phoenixlike return was emblematic of the “Wild West” nature of the staffing world, said Pollie Pent, a former detective with the California Department of Insurance’s fraud division who now works in the insurance industry.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2024

Pent up demand for workers was underscored by Labor Department data this week showing there were 10.1 million job openings at the end of April, with 1.8 vacancies for every unemployed person.

From Reuters • Jun. 2, 2023

Pent up demand for infrastructure improvements might also keep the upturn going into 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2018

Pent waters boiled through the gap, sweeping the Pelican with them.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pent up from trailing the field, Seabiscuit spun through the gap like a bullet rifling down a barrel.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand