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also employe
as in worker
one who works for another for wages or a salary
an employer who was loved and admired by generations of employees
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That all-important contrast is missing (as are any employees who do the manual labor of cleaning up after the guests), which is why the show feels like a deflated satire that never had the courage of its convictions to begin with.
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Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
More than 100 intelligence community employees will be terminated and have their security clearances revoked as the intelligence community investigates group chats that allegedly discussed explicit behavior, officials said.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Instead of meaningful, long-term change, many organizations chose a checklist approach: hire a disabled employee, showcase their story in marketing campaigns, enter an industry award, and call it progress.
—Jessica Smith, TIME, 26 Feb. 2025
The store also told customers that Tedford was not associated with their store either as a current or former employee.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
More than 100 intelligence community employees will be terminated and have their security clearances revoked as the intelligence community investigates group chats that allegedly discussed explicit behavior, officials said.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Instead of meaningful, long-term change, many organizations chose a checklist approach: hire a disabled employee, showcase their story in marketing campaigns, enter an industry award, and call it progress.
—Jessica Smith, TIME, 26 Feb. 2025
The store also told customers that Tedford was not associated with their store either as a current or former employee.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Employee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employee. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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