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Recent Examples of sick-out
Earlier this month, hundreds of Metro bus riders staged a sick-out in protest of the rising number of assaults among their ranks carried out by passengers.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
On Wednesday, the City Council voted to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Baggett’s family members.
— TRANSIT TRAUMA: Days after hundreds of Metro bus drivers staged a sick-out protesting safety concerns, L.A.’s transit network continued to experience a string of violent behavior.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
On Wednesday, the City Council voted to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Baggett’s family members.
— TRANSIT TRAUMA: Days after hundreds of Metro bus drivers staged a sick-out protesting safety concerns, L.A.’s transit network continued to experience a string of violent behavior.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sick-out
Noun
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News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
Peoplemag,
22 Mar. 2023
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Ahead of the sit-down dinner and ceremony, guests such as Storm Reid, Christine Quinn, Jurnee Smollett, and Lukas Gage trickled in from the rainy outdoors over an hour or so, greeted inside with Casamigos cocktails, filet mignon canapés, and more.—
Jamila Stewart,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2023
Noun
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After a brief pandemic slowdown, river lines are back in growth mode.—
Jeri Clausing,
AFAR Media,
26 Feb. 2025
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Adrian’s aggressive expansion, built on a mountain of debt, unraveled amid interest rate hikes and China’s economic slowdown.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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His billionaire and other market-minded Cabinet members want a more targeted, go-slow approach.—
Laurent Belsie,
The Christian Science Monitor,
23 Jan. 2025
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Iger’s go-slow approach was the right call at the time.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
6 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Pro-Palestinian student protesters at Barnard College in New York stormed an academic building Wednesday evening and held an hours-long sit-in.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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Nearly 100 students from Barnard and Columbia participated in the initial sit-in protest at the Office of the Deans, Columbia University Apartheid Divest said in a news release.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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However, there were allegations that the sick-out at that time was, in truth, a job action.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2025
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The National Union of Healthcare Workers said that nearly 2,400 mental health workers had launched their job action after Kaiser management had turned down proposals that the union said would stanch employee turnover and improve care.—
Emily Alpert Reyes,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Pulling the lockout lever is a form of leverage for the owners.—
Maury Brown,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Manfred said offseason lockouts should be considered a new norm.—
Evan Drellich,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Sick-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sick-out. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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