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coworker

[koh-wur-ker, koh-wur-] / ˈkoʊˌwɜr kər, koʊˈwɜr- /






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A coworker urged her to not speak out again, she said, but she ended up losing her job after the contractor stopped calling her.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

I can’t speak for your coworker as to his reasoning but the converse of what I just wrote gives hints as to why some people may leave their funds with their former employer’s plan.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

Suddenly, the man who urges his charges to work as a team can’t forgive the coworker he once trusted the most.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026

The worst gifts aren’t the ones that miss; they are the ones that reveal no attempt at all—generic, last-minute, indistinguishable from what you would give a coworker in an office Secret Santa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

One particular coworker didn’t find the pleading rings amusing.

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia




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