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laborer

[ley-ber-er] / ˈleɪ bər ər /


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The day laborer center is more than just a workplace, said Jose, who asked to withhold his last name for fear of retaliation by immigration agents.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

Despite the repeated raids, the laborer said workers like himself have little choice but to keep showing up.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

The glamour of Wall Street had replaced the dignity of the skilled laborer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Tincher was now a manual laborer on one leg, but he was denied disability benefits by the Social Security Administration the following year.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025

Sometimes it was a customer; most often it was simply a visitor—from a laborer with wooden klompen on his feet to a fleet owner—all bringing their problems to Father.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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