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worker

[wur-ker] / ˈwɜr kər /


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Sinden, who is a community worker from nearby Stanley, said the bank struggled to get donations of baby milk "because it is so expensive" and instead relied on grants to buy the formula in.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

"If there is someone alive, it would be a miracle, but I don't think there's anyone alive underneath," said Fernando Gaitan, a 55-year-old restaurant delivery worker.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

Once, after a worker dyed her hair blonde, she rushed back to the hairdresser to make it black again, worried she would look out of place at the company, the worker said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

The worker just doesn’t get to vindicate their rights.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

She started to get up, but the social worker gestured for her to stay put.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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

That’s what led to the settlement and the departure of the 11 ranch families and their workers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Ford touted its position as the country’s top vehicle manufacturer and employer of hourly auto workers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

But through her career as a workers' rights lawyer, she has seen many lower-wage workers and parents who are not lucky enough to have access to paid time off.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

As the reactors melted down at Fukushima Daiichi, workers in and around the plant took regular readings to determine how much radioactivity had escaped.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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