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It’s 7.5% for those aged 25 to 29, compared with 5.3% in the U.S., and above China’s overall unemployment rate of around 5%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The overall charge involves $1.2 billion assessed by the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Shares of AST SpaceMobile reached a recent high of over $133 in May of this year as the overall space sector saw a tailwind from SpaceX’s public listing.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
In the first six months of 2026, Russia managed overall to seize 61 sq km, the general said.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
The combination of faded blue overall cloth and gray-and-white-striped ticking looked odd.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
You’d need the equivalent of those parade attendants in overalls who run along behind the horses with shovels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Last year, Netflix flew the 77-year-old from his home in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, to Brisbane, Australia, where he once again donned a green wig and overalls for the TV competition Wonka's The Golden Ticket.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Girls and women dress in ankle-length skirts or overalls, wearing their hair loosely covered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
The ruling means drivers can use a system that flows cooled liquid, such as glycol, through a system of pipes in a fireproof top worn under their overalls.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The guy pulled a rosy apple from a nearby tree and polished it on his dirty overalls.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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