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as in privilege
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Recent Examples of seniority
These cognitive benefits are crucial for performing day-to-day tasks in any industry at all levels of seniority.
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Sammy Rubin, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Hours worked is important to the longshoremen, as their pick of working schedule and future job placement is based exclusively on seniority.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2024
Chief among those problems has been the perception of seniority itself.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
But after an anonymous note informed Ledbetter that she was being paid significantly less than all 15 of her male colleagues, including those with less seniority, Ledbetter set out on a path that would ultimately lead to a change in American law.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Sammy Rubin, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Hours worked is important to the longshoremen, as their pick of working schedule and future job placement is based exclusively on seniority.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2024
Chief among those problems has been the perception of seniority itself.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
But after an anonymous note informed Ledbetter that she was being paid significantly less than all 15 of her male colleagues, including those with less seniority, Ledbetter set out on a path that would ultimately lead to a change in American law.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seniority
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Retired veteran Stacy Keach is drifting into senility, as well as frequent flashbacks to his Korean War service, while concerned librarian spouse June Squibb tries to keep him present in the here-and-now.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
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Just as large majorities of the electorate were exposed to Biden’s onrushing senility, so will they be exposed to Harris’s numerous weaknesses.John Tamny, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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Meyers said doing his job, even under these circumstances, is a privilege.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Cameron Collins, who at 19 years old voted for the first time, also sees his vote as a privilege.Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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Cash provided by investing activities was $64.9 million, primarily from the sale or maturity of investments.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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In other maturities, U.S. 30-year yields fell 7.2 bps to 4.486% US30YT=RR.Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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To the extent conflicts arise between tech companies’ climate goals and AI energy needs, meeting the nation’s computing power requirements should take precedence.James Broughel, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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For all the discursive conversations about finding meaning in a dying world, this is still fundamentally a show where plot takes precedence over character.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2024
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Even in his relative dotage, the 17-year vet is averaging 29.0 points on .533/.455/.813 shooting splits, 7.0 boards, 3.0 dimes, 1.8 blocks, and 1.0 swipes per contest — while playing a stunning 40 minutes per.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Helen must have told it to herself, in her dotage, long after the ships had sailed home from Troy.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024
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The literalists among you will have noticed that while the presidency is carefully defined by the Constitution, and the legislature’s prerogatives and responsibilities are set out there with some precision, the administrative state goes unmentioned.Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
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The letter states that the House panel essentially preempted a constitutional prerogative of the governor.Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Oct. 2024
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This preference is more popular amongst Millennials (67%) compared to Boomers (37%).Gary Drenik, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
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That preference was on display in August last year, when the KMT’s Hsia visited China amid lingering tensions over Pelosi’s visit.Bloomberg.com, Bloomberg.com, 7 Feb. 2023
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Along with key races in Pennsylvania, Colorado and Arizona, the GOP performance in California helped push the party over the 218-seat marker to win a majority of seats in the House.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Circuit Judge Michael Brennan, writing for the majority, rejected both arguments.Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Seniority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seniority. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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