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job

[job] / dʒɒb /




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The consumer is going to continue to be demanding and seek value, and our job is to deliver.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The closest woman for the job was Gail Curley, the Supreme Court’s marshal.

From Slate Jul. 15, 2026

Large employers in Europe of more than 100 workers will have to disclose the initial pay or range for new roles, which must either included in a published job advert or shared before an interview.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Canada's economy had sputtered over the past year, as Trump's tariffs squeezed key sectors like auto-making, forced job losses and sent jitters across the business community.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

She was here after work at her regular job to make dinner, but now she’s out at her other job.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

In Kansas City, small businesses reported that they are cutting jobs as lower- and middle-income consumers pull back on discretionary spending.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Ministers argue greater transparency will help people navigate the jobs market and could prevent future pay discrimination claims.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

The Fed has a dual mandate of maintaining price stability and maximum employment, and generally keeps interest rates higher to curb inflation, or lower to boost the jobs market.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

“Many of these jobs are high paying jobs that lead to a career, the ability to build wealth, buy a home, support a family,” said Tim Berry, JPMorgan’s head of corporate responsibility.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

“An example might be him asking you to help with one of his jobs after school.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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

After his discharge, he jobbed around as a disc jockey and newscaster at commercial stations in North Carolina and Virginia, including WAVA-FM in Northern Virginia, before joining NPR.

From Seattle Times Apr. 17, 2018

He got jobbed out in that goofy angle with Cena and The Rock at Wrestlemania 32.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2017

In ten minutes this commission is earned from the public, and this state sinking-fund joint stock jobbed.

From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter

Many legendary leaders have successfully paired public praise with private criticism, and listening to McCullum in particular can inspire even a jobbing journalist to take on the world.

From BBC Feb. 28, 2025

Frustrated, Layla began speaking about her experience with other former clients and Alexa Morden, host of the 98% Club, a podcast which explores the reality of work for jobbing actors.

From BBC Nov. 3, 2024

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

Youdale, who moved to London from Billingham, on Teesside, in the mid-1980s to study dance, remembers working as a "jobbing actor" and choreographer.

From BBC Jan. 10, 2024

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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