white-collar
Example Sentences
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The lack of white-collar mobility falls especially hard on the young, who make up a big share of job seekers and have long relied on hopping between companies to raise their pay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Any Black person with a job — especially white-collar professionals — had that gospel drilled into them by their parents long before the high-achieving Shonda Rhimes immortalized it in her show.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
Some unions representing white-collar workers, on the other hand, are less supportive of the data-center construction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
In a cutthroat white-collar talent market, lawyers and bankers are listing quirky side pursuits like “building birdhouses” and “hot-dog eating.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
She has hopes for him: graduation from high school, a white-collar job, maybe as an engineer.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
