Example Sentences

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Both groups have called on the Saudi Authorities to ensure basic safety protections for the country's huge migrant work-force.

From BBC • May 14, 2025

"It's a bit surprising to be in 2023 and discover that you can be the first woman to do anything," she said, adding that back in wartime Bletchley, 75% of the work-force were women.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2023

Even as a graduate student and then as a career professional in engineering and technology, I always gravitated toward work-force development, education or helping folks engage with technology they did not understand.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2022

In their 2017 report “Inflection Point,” the economic development group projected a work-force shortfall of more than 80,000 through 2027 across a 10-county region spanning from Lawrence County to Fayette County.

From Washington Times • Jun. 2, 2018

As industry in Johannesburg grew, Sophiatown became the home of a rapidly expanding African work-force.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela