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employed

[em-ploid] / ɛmˈplɔɪd /


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Captain Andy Robertson once worked on the tills at Marks & Spencer on Sauchiehall Street, while Lawrence Shankland was employed in a Hillington plumbing factory before turning professional.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

He also said it was the goal of the Herbst and Primm families to try to keep all workers who received a termination notice employed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The agency maintained networks of contractors and subcontractors, often smaller local groups that employed local community members.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

“If somebody who did gig work was still more likely to be employed after school, there is not really a value judgment between different types of employment,” she told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

By then Lippmann was no longer speaking to Howie Hubler, because Howie Hubler was no longer employed at Morgan Stanley.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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