workhorses

noun

Definition of workhorsesnext
plural of workhorse
1
as in warhorses

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as in laborers

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  1. laborers
  2. mounts
  3. workers
  4. hacks
Noun
  • Human Rights Watch earlier this month urged FIFA to reject the Saudi bid because the nation has not committed to protecting the migrant laborers that will likely be hired to build the massive infrastructure needed to host such a tournament.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Because the iPad instructions are akin to a Lego or Ikea manual, Reframe can employ fewer high-cost, high-skill laborers.
    Jacob Posner, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of laborers
Noun
  • As 2025 approaches, pressure mounts from consumers, government and payers for greater accountability and transparency in care.
    Rita Numerof, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • As 2025 approaches, pressure mounts from consumers, government and payers for greater accountability and transparency in care.
    Rita Numerof, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of mounts
Noun
  • Last week, tens of thousands of workers at Volkswagen, Germany’s largest manufacturer, took part in strikes at plants across the country.
    Anna Cooban, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • More than 100,000 state employees will get three extra days off this year after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis decided to give the workers additional time away from the job.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of workers
Noun
  • Better to invest in a secure, predictable solution with transparent pricing—protecting you from the risk of costly incidents like hacks or service outages.
    Lior Lamesh, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But what has changed is how high-profile hacks have played out in the press.
    Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of hacks
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