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worker

[wur-ker] / ˈwɜr kər /


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"We're getting 50 calls a day to ask about where to stay, where to see it, where to park," Benavente tourism office worker Laura del Teso told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

Lissie Harper previously led a successful campaign for Harper's Law, which introduced mandatory life sentences for anyone convicted of killing an emergency worker whilst committing a crime.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Born in Sacramento, he is the son of Mexican immigrants: His mother was a clerical worker and his father picked vegetables, worked in construction and had other jobs.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

The average annual pay for an information worker in Silicon Valley’s San Mateo County exceeds $730,000, according to government data.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

The social worker gestured to a small stand on which stood a still-steaming electric kettle, alongside teabags and Swiss Miss packets.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

As a result, health workers are only reaching about 30% of cases, according to Janabi.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

A company laptop mailed to Pyongyang would be a nonstarter, so North Korean IT workers pay American facilitators to run their devices in the U.S. while the workers patch in remotely.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

And, as hiring managers have gotten better at catching them, the workers have even begun using AI face-swapping tools to make themselves harder to spot.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Over the last six days of talks, Figuera met separately with representatives of political prisoners, retirees and media workers and promised to advocate for their demands.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

However, Phillips workers were not allowed to leave the factory compound until the workday ended at 6:00.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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