government worker

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There was a rodeo announcer from Idaho, a Kansan whose family owns a dairy farm, and a retired government worker who auctioned spectrum for the Federal Communications Commission.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Another furloughed government worker is Johan Hernandez, a young employee of the Census Bureau who said his approach is to do "one day after another."

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

Zulkibli, 56, a government worker who built his giant birdhouse in the village of Perapakan in 2010, supplements his income by harvesting the swiftlets’ nests and selling them for export to China.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2024

Truelove stares up at his phone from the ground where he lies, his bare feet sticking out between his sleeping bags as the government worker talks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2023

Came to Washington for suffrage, later government worker.

From Jailed for Freedom by Stevens, Doris