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white-collar

adjective as in non-manual

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noun as in office worker

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With the 1980s came an influx of Western women ascending in white-collar professions — and their increase in power demanded some formidable work wear to match.

From Los Angeles Times

It houses inmates serving time for non-violent offences and white-collar crimes.

From BBC

It forms the backbone of formal, white-collar employment in the country.

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Earlier this year, Anthropic, an AI startup, flashed a big warning: AI could wipe out more than half of all entry-level white-collar jobs in the next one to five years.

From Los Angeles Times

One Axios headline, for example, warned of a “white-collar bloodbath” resulting from AI taking jobs from humans.

From Salon

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