job
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We have another $1.8 million in retirement accounts and savings, plus Social Security and a small pension from his old job.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
“This is a five-alarm warning to every job and industry that relies on our sandy beaches and beautiful bluffs for its livelihood,” said U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
“It’s the toughest job you’ll ever love,” Vance said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Chowdhury said: "I did not want this job at the Home Office, I was told there would be adequate support and I could work whatever hours I wanted to work."
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
And now Fred had a new job working for the Food Office.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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The court was told he started the Home Office job while on sick leave from three of his other jobs.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Strong GDP may mask the hardships many Americans face, but a steadily growing economy also means most jobs are not in danger.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
The expansion, which includes projects in Texas, Indiana, Kansas and Connecticut, will directly add 800 U.S. jobs, the Montreal-based business-jet maker said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The company also said it would cut about 2,500 jobs worldwide.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
“But Brie and I weren’t on the same page. I told her from the beginning where my priorities were. I have two full-time jobs these days, between teaching and writing. My plate’s pretty full.”
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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When the Irish got jobbed by the College Football Playoff committee and insanely were left out of the CFP, they refused to play another game this season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025
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
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
Tell the truth and don't kid yourself that you'd have been President, if you hadn't been jobbed.
From Kid Scanlan by H. C. (Harry Charles) Witwer
Indeed, Liekhus is the first actor who was able to convince me that the character of Ma Rainey really is a professional, jobbing singer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
"I've got 50 credits on IMDB," says Crawford, who describes himself as "a jobbing actor".
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2025
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
Former Alliance Party leader Lord Alderdice made "a fundamentally poor judgement call" to propose reintroducing double jobbing, a party MP has said.
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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