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also employe
as in worker
one who works for another for wages or a salary
an employer who was loved and admired by generations of employees
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Careless People By Sarah Wynn-Williams Given Wynn-Williams’s privileged position as Facebook’s first executive focused specifically on global policy, her perspective might differ from that of employees on other teams.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
Earlier this month, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged to use lie detector tests on employees to identify those who may be leaking information about operations to the media.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025
Many current employees like Thomas took part in the protest during their breaks.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2025
In a series of interviews on Thursday and Friday, Dudek appeared to suggest that the judge's ruling blocking DOGE from accessing SSA data would force him to pause Social Security payments and block all employees from the agency's systems.
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
Earlier this month, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged to use lie detector tests on employees to identify those who may be leaking information about operations to the media.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025
Many current employees like Thomas took part in the protest during their breaks.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2025
In a series of interviews on Thursday and Friday, Dudek appeared to suggest that the judge's ruling blocking DOGE from accessing SSA data would force him to pause Social Security payments and block all employees from the agency's systems.
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Employee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employee. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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