UB40
Britishnoun
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a registration card issued by the Department of Employment to a person registering as unemployed
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informal a person registered as unemployed
Example Sentences
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Campbell described it as "absolutely what produced UB40".
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2025
From the 10 midweek matches in week 31, Sutton and his guest, UB40 drummer Jimmy Brown, both got six correct results, including one exact score, giving them 90 points.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2024
Following the death of band member Astro in November 2021 and the departure of Virtue from the group, Campbell has continued under the title UB40 featuring Ali Campbell.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2023
Rave also to the crowd, Marymoor Park and UB40.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
That song by UB40 called “One in Ten” thumped up through the bones of the Hotel Excalibur.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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