unemployable

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Recent Examples of unemployable That gain, it is argued, would justify the sacrifice of the minority who became unemployable. Larry Elder, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024 Minimum wage makes many of the least productive and most disadvantaged workers unemployable. Matthew Lau, National Review, 31 May 2023 Finding himself unemployable, Goldstine initiated a legal proceeding and in January 2020 won an arbitration award believed to be in the ballpark of $20 million. Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Apr. 2023 Jurors seated for such a long and life-disrupting stint are likely to be unemployed, unemployable, retired, or laborers for large corporations that will pay them during their absence, say experts. Bill Hochberg, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023 See all Example Sentences for unemployable 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemployable
Adjective
  • And consumers seem to have a strong interest in in-store pickup options; according to Locally data, nearly half of e-commerce shoppers abandoned their carts if local pickup was unavailable during the 2024 holiday season.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Which is why then-Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe kept Domi on Matthews’ right wing (instead of Marner) when the playoffs began (before again moving Domi back to the middle when Matthews was unavailable due to injury).
    Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • On Saturday evening, a few hours before the ban took effect, TikTok became unusable for U.S. users.
    Haleluya Hadero, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The TikTok Effect This past weekend demonstrated users' willingness to switch platforms when TikTok became unusable late on Saturday night.
    Esat Dedezade, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The plan’s 10-year phase-in period, which was intended to lower costs and make implementation more feasible, was criticized as impracticable.
    Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 July 2024
  • Contractual force majeure is rarely invoked and enforced to allow the nonperformance of contracts that have become either impossible or impracticable due to some catastrophic event, including natural disasters and wars.
    Alexander Talel, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2023
Adjective
  • When heading out to look for lamps, take a lightbulb along to test them in-store, but also consider rewiring nonfunctional pieces.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Space junk consists of nonfunctional satellites, spent rocket stages, and fragments resulting from satellite collisions and explosions.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024

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“Unemployable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployable. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.

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