skilled

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Flush with profits and buoyed by steadily rising sales, businesses have little need to cut jobs, especially when the supply of skilled labor is so low.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

“In the short term, we are focused on robots to support skilled workers to build our future infrastructure; in the long term, we imagine everyone having a personal robot doing anything they need.”

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

The findings support what many pianists have believed for decades, while also offering a clearer understanding of how skilled movement creates emotional and aesthetic experiences in music.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

The state of Arizona supports apprenticeship programs that help get workers into skilled trades, among other initiatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

“Lightsabers are stronger, but Leia is more skilled with a blaster.”

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon