From 'synergy' to 'incentivize,' here are the most annoying buzzwords people can't seem to let die in every US state

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• Buzzwords like "synergy" and "think outside the box" turn up time and time again in job listings.
• But some buzzwords are especially popular in certain US states, AdView found.
• In an experiment looking at hundreds of thousands of job listings, AdView found that Virginia listings were more likely to include the phrase "laser-focused," and "work hard, play hard" was a popular phrase in Alabama, among other findings.

Are you a dynamic blue-sky thinker who's hungry for success and can think outside the box?

You might not identify that way, but buzzwords like those are examples of the type of language you'll see in job listings across the US.

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