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Her sketches, which use styles employed in 18th-century architectural drawings, imagine converting vacant office space in the Financial District into fantastical giant kilns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Gratefully, I live in a dual-income household where my spouse is gainfully employed and compensated well.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

It is the most intrusive process employed by the government for those required to access sensitive material and be granted the highest level of security clearance.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

KGM’s lawyers employed the unique theory of product liability, which will serve as a bellwether strategy for the many future social media addiction cases.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

“I fugo? Does he think we employed him to steal us blind, Maxwell?”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie