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Recent Examples of sick-out
Earlier this month, hundreds of Metro bus riders staged a sick-out in protest of the rising number of assaults among their ranks carried out by passengers.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
On Wednesday, the City Council voted to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Baggett’s family members.
— TRANSIT TRAUMA: Days after hundreds of Metro bus drivers staged a sick-out protesting safety concerns, L.A.’s transit network continued to experience a string of violent behavior.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
On Wednesday, the City Council voted to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Baggett’s family members.
— TRANSIT TRAUMA: Days after hundreds of Metro bus drivers staged a sick-out protesting safety concerns, L.A.’s transit network continued to experience a string of violent behavior.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sick-out
Noun
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Ahead of the sit-down dinner and ceremony, guests such as Storm Reid, Christine Quinn, Jurnee Smollett, and Lukas Gage trickled in from the rainy outdoors over an hour or so, greeted inside with Casamigos cocktails, filet mignon canapés, and more.—
Jamila Stewart,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2023
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News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
Peoplemag,
22 Mar. 2023
Noun
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The market slowdown has coincided with some worse-than-expected overall economic performance.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Last year, while Diesel, Maison Margiela and the direct-to-consumer channel all reported growth, the slowdown in China and a 15 percent decrease in the group’s wholesale channel impacted OTB’s turnover, which decreased 5.2 percent to 1.8 billion euros, compared with 1.9 billion euros in 2023.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
10 Mar. 2025
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Pro-Palestinian student protesters at Barnard College in New York stormed an academic building Wednesday evening and held an hours-long sit-in.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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Nearly 100 students from Barnard and Columbia participated in the initial sit-in protest at the Office of the Deans, Columbia University Apartheid Divest said in a news release.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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However, there were allegations that the sick-out at that time was, in truth, a job action.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2025
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The National Union of Healthcare Workers said that nearly 2,400 mental health workers had launched their job action after Kaiser management had turned down proposals that the union said would stanch employee turnover and improve care.—
Emily Alpert Reyes,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Oct. 2024
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Hoyer is in the final year of his own contract, and there is a potential lockout looming once the collective bargaining agreement expires after the 2026 season.—
Patrick Mooney,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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After the Loma Prieta earthquake postponed the World Series, and the 1990 players' lockout ended, Vincent banned Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for hiring gambler Howie Spira to investigate one of his players, Dave Winfield.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Sick-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sick-out. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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