employed

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Most were non-unionised contract workers employed in small factories across industrial clusters, producing auto parts, electronics and garments, among other things.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Among married women with children at home and a high school diploma, 60% are employed in some form; among such women with bachelor’s degrees, 77% are; among those with higher degrees, 86% are.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

In part, this case also employed the product liability strategy.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

The railroads, which started linking cities in the 1830s, employed tens of thousands.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

The ex-CIA agent had been identified as James McCord, currently employed by the Committee to Reelect the President—which was headed by Nixon’s former attorney general, John Mitchell.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin