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Origin of workplace
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Ditka proved to be the ideal motivator, a blend of old-school grit and laissez-faire workplace tolerance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
South Korean activists campaigning for workplace safety in the nation's booming semiconductor industry called on the government on Wednesday to recognise the cancer diagnoses of three former SK hynix employees as work-related illnesses.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
You are in your late 50s — your peak earning years — and you have the benefit of workplace health-insurance plans.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
The department later pleaded guilty for failing to comply with workplace safety.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
“But this isn’t the place to talk about workplace conditions,” Aunt Tess adds hastily.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
These products are routinely applied in homes and workplaces for surface cleaning and disinfection to reduce the presence of viruses and bacteria.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
"There is a 'carry-on' culture in some workplaces that encourages people to keep going when they should be resting."
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
There are concerns about AI use in schools and workplaces, with students using AI tools to "cheat" on assignments, being wrongly accused of using it and employees "smuggling" it into work.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Chants of: "Defend workplaces", "Time for rules", and "Don't wait, regulate" played on loudspeakers as the robots -- which ranged from bipedal humanoids to dog-like quadripeds -- demonstrated.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
The Norfolk teachers’ case was just one of many in their master plan to dismantle the system of apartheid that existed in American schools and workplaces.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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