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employer

[em-ploi-er] / ɛmˈplɔɪ ər /


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Kayleigh Norris, head of careers and employer engagement at the college, said it was important to make students aware of the region's "large space environment".

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Yet they have to correct for a yearslong decline in employer response rates to BLS surveys—which does not negate the data overall, but certainly makes preliminary calculations a bit more unsteady and speculative.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

These are people who are often lower income, and they may get an annual contribution from their employer — $842 on average for one person and $1,539 for a family.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Fifty years ago, Steve Wozniak knew he built a great personal computer, but the young engineer couldn’t convince his employer, Hewlett-Packard, to buy into the big idea.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

It threw off the skimmer’s balance, forced him to relearn his shuffle, and showed any future employer that he had to be watched.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo