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Recent Examples of workingwoman
Reminiscent of the Row or the elegant workingwoman aesthetic of Celine’s Phoebe Philo era, the clothes are instantly covetable.
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New York Times, 25 Feb. 2021
New York Times, 25 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workingwoman
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Where to eat and drink in Kansas City Barbecue Barbecue is an everyday affair in Kansas City: a workingman’s (and workmanlike) tradition that prioritizes adaptation over aesthetics.—
Liz Cook,
Condé Nast Traveler,
13 Jan. 2026
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For the average farmer, the global financial crisis and the reaction to it crystalized the idea that an elite financial cabal was putting the interests of bankers above the interests of the workingman.—
David McWilliams,
Fortune,
16 Nov. 2025
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Hilgenberg and Voigt were business partners, Blair was Voigt’s racquetball partner and McNeill was Voigt’s workman’s compensation lawyer.—
Charley Walters,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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This game was all about Tarris’ workman-like performance.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
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Two raises have since been implemented, taking subminimum wage earners from $9.48 an hour to $12.62.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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As the Journal notes, the primary reason many wealthy blue state residents will benefit is a provision in the tax bill that quadruples how much in state and local levies an individual wage earner may write-off on his or her federal return.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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While the independent committee supporting Coyne is backed by Local 89, a laborers union, Crosby has been endorsed by the city’s largest labor union — the Municipal Employees Association — and the region’s largest labor organization, the San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Only a few years ago, Black farm workers in the Delta settled lawsuits over claims white laborers from South Africa were paid more for the same work.—
Drew Hawkins,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
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Proslavery propaganda in the antebellum South insisted that Northern wage slaves were worse off than Southern chattel slaves.—
Sarah Churchwell,
The New York Review of Books,
11 June 2019
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“Workingwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workingwoman. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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