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the dockworkers spent all afternoon taking crates off of the ship
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But Jackson wouldn’t leave Georgia, instead joining a number of freedmen who stayed in the Savannah area and found jobs as porters, housekeepers, and dockworkers.
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Essence, 18 June 2024
But through March, improved supply chain performance, by itself or in connection with the greater availability of dockworkers and truck drivers, accounted for 86 percent of the reduction in inflation since 2022, according to calculations by the White House Council of Economic Advisers.
—David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 15 June 2024
Once opened back up, thousands of dockworkers, truckers and business owners should see relief as business slowly returns.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 14 May 2024
The former tended to see education as a key to escaping poverty, whereas the latter
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The collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge is impacting the livelihoods of dockworkers and small waterfront businesses alike.
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
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Essence, 18 June 2024
But through March, improved supply chain performance, by itself or in connection with the greater availability of dockworkers and truck drivers, accounted for 86 percent of the reduction in inflation since 2022, according to calculations by the White House Council of Economic Advisers.
—David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 15 June 2024
Once opened back up, thousands of dockworkers, truckers and business owners should see relief as business slowly returns.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 14 May 2024
The former tended to see education as a key to escaping poverty, whereas the latter
Picture Show
The collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge is impacting the livelihoods of dockworkers and small waterfront businesses alike.
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for dockworker
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“Dockworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dockworker. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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dockworker
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dock·work·er
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