unemployable

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Recent Examples of unemployable Finding himself unemployable, Goldstine initiated legal action. Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024 An unemployable woman cannot help a loving husband put food on the table for those children. Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2024 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 See All Example Sentences for unemployable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unemployable
Adjective
  • William Karlsson, who was unavailable because of an injury, is an upgrade over Nyquist in all areas.
    Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
  • At present, information regarding the extent of land burned and the size of the crew conducting the prescribed fire is unavailable.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Others have noted all but unusable battery life on their phones, as seen on subreddit threads and blog summaries.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Dry and Cook Your Ingredients Your food and herbs will slowly degrade, and eventually become unusable.
    Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 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
  • Lawmakers last year banned the installation of nonfunctional turf, invasive plants and artificial turf on most commercial, industrial and state government property.
    Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Trump curbed the options available to foreigners planning to enter the U.S. by making the CBP One app nonfunctional on Inauguration Day.
    Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2025

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“Unemployable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployable. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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