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[job] / dʒɒb /




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Garcia-Alamilla had had less than a year on the job at the time of the shooting.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Huang took issue with Gates’ prediction that AI would create rising job losses, requiring a stronger safety net.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Phillips ultimately lost his job with Collins too, this time after crudely mocking a rival political operative whose wife had accused former NBC journalist Matt Lauer of rape.

From Slate Aug. 27, 2026

Sarah Sackman, minister for courts and legal services, said bailiffs did an important job, but "with that responsibility must come high standards".

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

The perfect candidate showed up for the job, a guy who has a legitimate plumber’s license, and Dad didn’t like his professional opinion?

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Burnham said that people in Northern Ireland "want more breathing space from the cost of living, good, well-paid jobs and opportunities for their children".

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

They fear they will lose their jobs and be forced to return to Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

"We've engineered a single material that does two jobs in sequence," said Dr. Bingyang Shi, Chair Professor of nanomedicine from the School of Electrical, Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering at UTS.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

Halley said he was also motivated by the ongoing production crisis in L.A. and the continued loss of industry jobs.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

The sidewalks were still crowded with workers like Josie’s dad, just now arriving home from their jobs in other parts of the city.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Then it may end up in an off-price channel or being jobbed out to another country, et cetera.

From The Verge Jul. 26, 2022

College football fans watching the game believed Tennessee got jobbed.

From Fox News Dec. 31, 2021

Eakes, Sorsa and Dickey balance subtle humor with striking authenticity, whereas Garrison is a full-blown comic diva who seems to have jobbed in from one of Shore’s more farcical early plays — a tonal irregularity.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 7, 2020

The Dodgers may have been jobbed out of two World Series championships, having lost to the Astros in seven games in 2017 and the Red Sox in five games in 2018.

From Seattle Times Jan. 16, 2020

If a horse stumbles he should never be hit or jobbed in the mouth, because he takes no pleasure in making false steps, or even in breaking his knees.

From The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. by M. Horace (Matthew Horace) Hayes

Looking back, he's glad he posted and shone a light on what it can be like as a jobbing actor.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2024

Foad, 29, describes himself as a "jobbing comedy writer" who won a scholarship to drama school before moving into scriptwriting.

From BBC Mar. 27, 2022

Peers in the House of Lords are due to debate a government plan later to bring back double jobbing.

From BBC Jan. 19, 2022

In his letter, Lord Caine said he was opposed to the possibility of double jobbing remaining indefinitely so the amendment was reworked with a time limit.

From BBC Jan. 16, 2022

His musical efflorescence was tragically brief, but this is the man who turned the chord-strumming, jobbing electric guitar into a high-wire, virtuoso lead instrument, from also-ran to star turn.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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