be employed

Example Sentences

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For one thing, many tech workers seem to be getting quickly reemployed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2023

Another 21 percent said they made the same salary, and 44 percent of reemployed individuals said they ultimately took a step down in their careers following their initial layoff.

From US News • Jul. 8, 2016

While the signalmen responsible for the crash at Quintinshill were both jailed, they served just over a year in prison and were reemployed in the railways after their release.

From BBC • May 23, 2015

The treatments already in place for cholera include rehydration but also use beds that have a hole in the middle for ease of defecation and which can be reemployed to treat Ebola patients.

From Scientific American • Oct. 30, 2014

When Smith began translating again, Harris was not reemployed, but Emma, the prophet's wife, acted as his scribe until April 15, 1829, when a new personage appeared upon the scene.

From The Story of the Mormons, from the date of their origin to the year 1901 by Linn, William Alexander