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[job] / dʒɒb /




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The most striking paint job in the apartment is in the dining room, a spacious area between the kitchen and living room.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Ternus, who took on Apple's top job after Tim Cook stepped down, was onstage on Wednesday at the company's annual product release event in front of huge images of the first foldable iPhone.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Tanner concluded that the best cases he sees in his current job and previous roles is when leaders understand the following concept:

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

No need, my cat does a pretty good job of that on her own.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

But I had never heard of the job described in the nuanced way that Luc was describing it.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

She feels comfortable getting home from jobs late at night.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

The Google investment is expected to support more than 37,000 jobs during construction and boost Finland's GDP by €3.6bn a year, according to Google.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Now, critics are left to clash with influencers as they struggle to maintain access that could, in theory, help them continue to get jobs.

From Salon Sep. 9, 2026

"These investments translate into high-speed connectivity, secure data analysis, and tech jobs for Ecuadorian workers, without compromising state security or user privacy," he said.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

Hundreds lost their jobs when the forest was destroyed.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

Then it may end up in an off-price channel or being jobbed out to another country, et cetera.

From The Verge Jul. 26, 2022

College football fans watching the game believed Tennessee got jobbed.

From Fox News Dec. 31, 2021

After his discharge, he jobbed around as a disc jockey and newscaster at commercial stations in North Carolina and Virginia, including WAVA-FM in Northern Virginia, before joining NPR.

From Seattle Times Apr. 17, 2018

The play is rife with Williams’ flamboyant aphorisms, but the other characters all sound as if they were jobbed in from a daytime soap opera.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 1, 2017

Florence, like Venice, and other Italian republics, jobbed her wars.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 by Various

Indeed, Liekhus is the first actor who was able to convince me that the character of Ma Rainey really is a professional, jobbing singer.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Looking back, he's glad he posted and shone a light on what it can be like as a jobbing actor.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2024

He had previously appeared in several television shows as a jobbing actor - from Hollyoaks to Doctors and EastEnders.

From BBC Nov. 7, 2023

Dual mandates, also known as double jobbing, were banned in Northern Ireland in 2016, when a number of MPs were forced to give up their seats in the assembly.

From BBC Jan. 15, 2022

His musical efflorescence was tragically brief, but this is the man who turned the chord-strumming, jobbing electric guitar into a high-wire, virtuoso lead instrument, from also-ran to star turn.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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