able-bodied

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The colonial trade also ravaged the archipelago's forests and wrecked communities, with able-bodied men required to offer 40 days of unpaid service to fell trees and build ships under Spanish foremen.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

“You’re in the hands of some of the most able-bodied human beings on the planet,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

It could revolutionize welfare by testing aptitude, providing individual training, and matching able-bodied welfare recipients with available jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Once able-bodied men, they walk with canes, one step at a time.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

With just nine hundred Jews in the village, this meant every able-bodied adult male had to work.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren