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What that statistic misses, though, is a lot less hiring of young people in white-collar roles such as software development since ChatGPT launched.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
When the jobs report beats, it does so by around 63,000 jobs on average; when it misses, it is by 59,000 on average.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
Dismissing a new structure for looking familiar misses the point, the company argues: swapping a single atom is how many of today's most useful materials arrived, from phone components to sunscreen.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
That remained true despite the fact that she is a city person, prefers not to own a car, misses walking to work.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
She misses her son, and she wants to feed one of his old classmates his after-school snack.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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