h-1b

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

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American usage

"Tech firms of all sizes claim they need the H-1Bs to hire trained talent they can’t find at home."
"The H-1B has become a flashpoint in the immigration debate and a target for Trump, particularly over use of the visa by outsourcers, which rake in the lion’s share of H-1Bs, mostly for bachelor’s degree holders."

H-1Bs (plural) H1-B (alternative, nonstandard)

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