white-collar
Example Sentences
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"They look like a couple of club fighters from a white-collar match in a local leisure centre. It was sad for me to watch."
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Even amid cataclysmic energy shocks and relentless spates of white-collar layoffs, the American economic engine appears to be humming along smoothly.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
Human-resources executives say they are aware of the concerns of the white-collar workforce.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Five percent losing jobs in 18 months without other white-collar jobs to go to.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026
It’s a weird mix, everything from white-collar criminals to guys picked up on traffic stops to real, hardcore criminals covered with prison tattoos.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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