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“Palantir seems to be a company that the U.S. government wants to work with and give work to.”

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Asked about calls to expand the H-2A program, Sara responded: “Why not give work permits to the people who are already here, instead of bringing more people, when there are lots of farmworkers here already?”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2024

The proposals to give work coaches discretion over how much effort a claimant should make to find work has also been criticised by Z2K as a "lottery for sanctions".

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2023

And while economic policy in recent years has been far from perfect, one thing it did do — to the nation’s great benefit — was give work a chance.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2023

The very detail with which these had been made out pointed to a distinct and definite want, not to a charity meant to give work to an unknown scout.

From Under Boy Scout Colors by Ames, Joseph Bushnell




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