on the job
Example Sentences
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Negative sentiment around AI has proven an obstacle to its development, as people worry about the impacts of the technology on the job market and push back against data-center projects.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
On the night of Cahan's death, staff on the ward were found to have been asleep on the job and on their phones for long periods.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The shooting could have been avoided if “the officers were trained differently or better,” Bass said, noting that one of the officers had been on the job for roughly five months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
An out-of-work copywriter on the job hunt himself, he now hunts down the proliferating scams targeting job seekers everywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
What I didn’t know was that O’Dell and Sherman, who had taken on the job of setting our rockets up on the pad, had also noted the wind’s effect on flight.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
