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A variety of factors contribute to career stagnation, even among professionals who are gainfully employed or switch jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

In attempt to reduce the risk of damage to communities and ecosystems, the state has employed a wide range of tactics.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

The overall group employed 13,844 people at the end of 2025, including around 500 people at the Garden Grove facility that manufactures “transparencies,” which are airplane windows.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

He is still employed by the trust on full pay while an investigation continues.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

For hypotheses should be employed only in explaining the properties of things, but not assumed in determining them; unless so far as they may furnish experiments.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin