underemployed
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Brendan Fraser gives an endearingly heartfelt performance as an underemployed American actor who has lived in Japan for seven years and speaks its language.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
Jack, the investment broker who teams up with Tess in more ways than one, is played by Anoop Desai in a dashing but theatrically underemployed performance.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025
Even the measured percentage of “discouraged” and underemployed workers fell last month, as labor force participation increased overall.
From Slate • May 20, 2025
And, as they are also often unemployed or underemployed following displacement, many suffer a significant drop in income.
From Salon • Dec. 2, 2024
Half the young men of that age group are either unemployed or underemployed.
From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers
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