white-collar
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“The labor market’s got a white-collar job malaise,” Dhawan said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Citrini predicted those companies would be hit first before widespread white-collar job losses.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
The prison holds a mix of inmates including those convicted of violent as well as white-collar offenses such as corruption.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Anecdotally, Anna says more women are joining her platform after leaving white-collar jobs, adding three Oxford University-educated tradeswomen have signed up in the last month.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
It’s a weird mix, everything from white-collar criminals to guys picked up on traffic stops to real, hardcore criminals covered with prison tattoos.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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