dime a dozen

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Even Ivy League schools are starting to worry that their top students are becoming a dime a dozen in the labor market.

From The Wall Street Journal

The trouble for people starting out in AI—whether recent grads or job switchers like Strawn—is that companies see them as a dime a dozen.

From The Wall Street Journal

Podcasters here were a dime a dozen.

From BBC

I wouldn’t insult it by calling it “gritty” or a thriller — those come a dime a dozen these days — but there is some grit, and many thrills; more than one calamitous encounter feels like a potential climax until you check and see it’s only the third or fourth or fifth episode — out of eight — which does get a little exhausting; I wouldn’t suggest bingeing, yet it’s hard to step off that express.

From Los Angeles Times

The study titled “High-paying jobs? They’re a dime a dozen,” which was done by ADP, a leading management company that provides payroll and other services, concluded that “a substantial number of professionals found in every major metro” earn more than half a million dollars annually.

From Los Angeles Times