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worker

[wur-ker] / ˈwɜr kər /


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The looming impact of federal Medicaid cuts has reignited a long-simmering, costly battle between California’s medical industry and one of its largest health worker unions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Arnold said concentrating worker housing would be safer for everyone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

"I think everything needs to be demolished," casino worker Eduardo Gutierrez Jr. said after returning to his apartment to retrieve belongings now covered in mud.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

McFadden told the BBC: "If any employer hires a young worker under the age of 21, there is no employer's National Insurance liability at all. There's a tax break in the system for that."

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

He waited for the social worker to say the hour wasn’t up, but instead he opened his palms and said, “If you like.”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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