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jobless

[job-lis] / ˈdʒɒb lɪs /


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It was a response to a remark by India's Chief Justice Surya Kant, who had likened jobless youngsters to cockroaches.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

"I have a lot of friends coming from extremely reputable backgrounds, extremely educated people who have applied to over 1,000 jobs, and have been jobless."

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

U.S. economic data due Thursday include weekly jobless claims at 8:30 a.m.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

The jobless rate surged above 20 percent and only started to come down from 2005 onward to around eight percent now.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

Out on my arse jobless and a mother to support that’s ninety-two and a daily communicant in the Franciscan church.The rent man collects the rents, missus, or he loses the job.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt




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