out of work
Example Sentences
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More than one-quarter of unemployed workers have been out of work for over half a year, Ullrich said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
Milburn said the number of young people out of work, training or education in the UK is three times higher than in the Netherlands and twice as high as in Ireland.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
More than a million Iranians have been left out of work as the national currency falls to record lows.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
One in six Britons aged 16 to 24 is out of work, the highest level since 2014, according to official data.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
“I didn’t mean that you were trying to get out of work, Gabe,” he says, backpedaling.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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