Example Sentences

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"If you are simply written off because you're neurodivergent or disabled, then it can trap you in a cycle of worklessness and dependency for decades," Starmer will argue.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

The plans announced at the summit will include real-world trials of weight-loss jabs’ impact on worklessness, the Telegraph reported.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2024

He told Labour activists: "If we want to maintain support for the welfare state, then we will legislate to stop benefit fraud, do everything we can to tackle worklessness."

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2024

Fundamentally, if the big idea of a progressive future is to cling on to work for the avoidance of worklessness, we could dream up jobs that were bolder and much more fulfilling than driving.

From The Guardian • May 24, 2016

It belonged to her, the girl who a few short weeks ago had been earning three pounds a week in a City office, and whose nightmare had been worklessness and starvation.

From The Imaginary Marriage by Cooper, Henry St. John