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Roosevelt employed Mahan’s theories as assistant secretary of the Navy during the Spanish-American War in 1898, when the U.S. seized Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and more.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Some 2.84 million people were employed in the two main categories of high-tech jobs in May, up 9% compared to the last month before the pandemic in February 2020.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

"We're going to have to look at that and make sure that we're not recruiting too many primary trainees so that they aren't then able to be employed by the end of the year."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

In the 1790s, the Scottish artist James Wales employed both men to depict ancient Indian architecture for a compendium of Indian landscapes, “Oriental Scenery,” published 1795-1807/8.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 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