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employment

[em-ploi-muhnt] / ɛmˈplɔɪ mənt /




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As part of his employment, Rodriguez also worked as a security guard for Iza, 25, who resided in Beverly Hills and Newport Beach.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Response rates to its phone surveys, the primary tool for tracking employment status, have plummeted.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

For some, the exhaustion is severe enough to interfere with employment, family responsibilities, and everyday activities.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

Before the VAT rise took effect, Putin warned the new rules must not push firms into the shadows and called for a "radical reduction in illegal employment".

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

“Your employment here is steady, you have a suitable position to work from.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

This lack of key inflation and employments reports is sure to complicate the Fed’s decision at its Dec. 9-10 meeting.

From MarketWatch Nov. 21, 2025

Landry, who previously had a career in law enforcement, said that police departments in the state are experiencing record-low employments “resulting in increased crime and less public safety.”

From Seattle Times Feb. 16, 2024

"We have the last throw of the dice in order to bring back some part of that industry, if we don't then we have to look for alternative employments for the 820,000 people."

From BBC Mar. 30, 2023

"That is very unusual. Like many employments that are still unfilled, FAA administrator is an extremely important position," Captain Ross "Rusty" Aimer told Salon last week, before Trump had finally filled the position.

From Salon Mar. 21, 2019

To these my reply will be,—Evil will the day be which shall dawn on such devil’s-sabbath employments as these.

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 by Various




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