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Gobble

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Example:
Canada’s job market is steadily improving, but there’s one demographic group gobbling up more and more of the new jobs: older workers.

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Gig

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Example: One of Kelly’s gigs in her golden years is with Seniors for Seniors,

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Errand

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Example:

An agency pairs up members of the 55 and up demographic with others who need help running errands and other tasks.

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Blaspheme

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to talk about God or religion in a way that does not show respect

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Impeccable

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free from fault or error.

Syn: flawless

Example: Erin O’Toole is a man of impeccable character, courage and even temperament. 2017.05

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Temperament

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the usual attitude, mood, or behavior of a person or animal.

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Fatigue

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the state of being very tired : extreme weariness.

Fatigue is the price of leadership. Mediocrity is the result of never getting tired.
- Oswald Sanders

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Imminent

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happening very soon.

Syn.: looming

A surefire sign that war is imminent are the recent talks between Trump and Duterte. - zero hedge

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Pragmatic

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The pragmatic Chinese, it seems, are starting to lose their patience. - zero hedge

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coerce

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to make (someone) do something by using force or threats.

Other nations will be coerced into choosing sides. - zero hedge

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