coworker
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At a news conference last month, Sheriff Robert Luna described Clinkunbroomer as a hero, model son, amazing coworker and the exact type of person he wanted wearing the department’s uniform.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
These aren’t even movies that you’d bring to the water cooler, lest you want a conversation with a coworker to fall flat after 10 seconds.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
At the urging of a coworker, he finally visited an urgent care facility and, upon arrival, was told that he immediately needed to go to an emergency room.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Besides, the ultimate goal is not to make as much money as your coworker — it’s to make as much money as possible.
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
Last week I saw him chew out Mamá’s younger coworker for texting instead of finding something “useful” to do on her break, like tidying up the break room.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Some coworkers quit, and two colleagues related by marriage became estranged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
They said she was furious at coworkers, planning to quit her job and channeling that rage into her driving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Alvarez's coworkers reassure her that annual visitors to the resort town will be back next year.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
He said he has spoken to many of his coworkers who feel like "our backs are against the wall" and feel "scared to turn their heating on".
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
As Gail, one of my restaurant coworkers put it, “you give and you give.”
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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