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worker

[wur-ker] / ˈwɜr kər /


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Unlike traditional software, AI behaves more like a human worker: It takes action, makes decisions, sometimes even makes mistakes—all on the clock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Sylvia Sigler, 66, a school cafeteria worker who attended Trump’s Oklahoma rally Thursday, said she normally votes in local elections but has not voted in a federal election since 2016.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Much like Citrini months ago, Egan-Jones said job losses will be crucial to watch, with any screen-based worker exposed.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

At that point, he says, a worker would be free to contact the Social Security Administration and switch to Medicare.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

In the principal’s office, he’d been greeted by a social worker.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

That’s still better than ambushing workers all at once with mass layoffs, some executives say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

We got lost once, and our entourage received several perplexed glances from workers, but otherwise it was smooth sailing.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

In September, the sector had just under 1.8 million workers, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Emergency workers use flashlights to examine a damaged house.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

When a particularly large one hit, the workers had to scurry back to safety for an hour to make sure that another tsunami wouldn’t be following.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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