as in out of work
having no job
the plant closings left a significant portion of the town's population unemployed
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Recent Examples of unemployed
Consider Small Gestures If your friend is suddenly unemployed treat them to a coffee or lunch.
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Roberta Matuson, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Looming over them is the Big Tex Fish Cannery, where unemployed mothers are indentured to feed their children, who are allowed to visit in 20-minute increments.
—David L. Ulin, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
In its ruling, the court said that Mr. Kimura, who was unemployed, had tried to kill the prime minister out of a desire to gain public attention.
—Martin Fackler, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Now Harmon is unemployed and worried that the language in his termination letter could impact his ability to get another job.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
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Roberta Matuson, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Looming over them is the Big Tex Fish Cannery, where unemployed mothers are indentured to feed their children, who are allowed to visit in 20-minute increments.
—David L. Ulin, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
In its ruling, the court said that Mr. Kimura, who was unemployed, had tried to kill the prime minister out of a desire to gain public attention.
—Martin Fackler, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Now Harmon is unemployed and worried that the language in his termination letter could impact his ability to get another job.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Unemployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unemployed. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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