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employed

[em-ploid] / ɛmˈplɔɪd /


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The workers, who are employed by sub-contractor Idverde, will strike over a proposed pay rise of 70p an hour for skilled gardeners and team leaders, which GMB union said was "an insult".

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

When the Secret Service devised a plan to transport Bill Clinton from India to Pakistan in 2000, it was similar to the plan that Trump employed on July 8.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

On TikTok, young people dubbed personality hires are pushing back against the narrative that they are employed despite lacking skills.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

That study even found negative effects for participants born after 1986, including an increased likelihood of not being employed or enrolled in school.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

There are cases of ‘problematic facticity’ and others of ‘unproblematic facticity’, and the language of the fact seems to be employed first of all to deal with cases of problematic facticity.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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