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shirker

noun as in slacker

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Most companies also don’t put in the effort to catch shirkers by matching up badge swipes, Wi-Fi connections, time-off schedules and other data, Bloom added, citing conversations with dozens of human-resources chiefs.

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Carrie, who orders way too much pie for the occasion, delivers desserts to all the party shirkers, and the last we see of LTW and Herbert is them enjoying carbs and each other’s company.

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They have been eager to add work provisions to safety-net programs, reviving the old trope that the poor are lazy or shirkers living off the dole, which couldn't be further from the truth.

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The perception that Medicaid is saturated with lazy shirkers is false.

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Cookie shirkers of the world, unite: Together, we can face unafraid the plans that we’ve made.

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