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skilled

[skild] / skɪld /


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Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, said: "These are highly skilled people and I want those skills to stay here in the West Midlands."

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

"We've also got a skilled workforce, a pretty stable energy grid, and an abundance of renewable energy potential."

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

“I don’t know how Andrew is so skilled at getting these performances but that is truly his gift,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

The Education Department has said as many as 2.1 million skilled trade jobs could go unfilled by 2030—creating potential economic losses of up to $1 trillion a year.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

To make matters worse, dramatic technological changes revolutionized the workplace—changes that eliminated many of the jobs that less skilled workers once relied upon for their survival.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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