as in staff
a body of persons at work or available for work
the office's entire workforce is devoted to a single project right now
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Recent Examples of workforce
In fact, several large Reddit threads formed in response to the last Planet Money newsletter on workforce issues in manufacturing.
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Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 27 May 2025
Maryland added around 4,900 new jobs in April, but labor officials said those gains were dragged down by a loss of 2,600 jobs in the federal workforce in the same month.
—Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2025
Booz Allen’s civil business is slated to see workforce reductions as federal agencies, including the Department of Defense have discontinued or are reviewing business agreements with contractors.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 24 May 2025
Nissan unveiled sweeping new cost cuts on Tuesday, saying the measure would reduce global workforce by 15% and lead to the closure of seven vehicle plants.
—Daniel Leussink, USA Today, 16 May 2025
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Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 27 May 2025
Maryland added around 4,900 new jobs in April, but labor officials said those gains were dragged down by a loss of 2,600 jobs in the federal workforce in the same month.
—Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2025
Booz Allen’s civil business is slated to see workforce reductions as federal agencies, including the Department of Defense have discontinued or are reviewing business agreements with contractors.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 24 May 2025
Nissan unveiled sweeping new cost cuts on Tuesday, saying the measure would reduce global workforce by 15% and lead to the closure of seven vehicle plants.
—Daniel Leussink, USA Today, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforce
Noun
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Lucas has been on staff with UCA for five seasons, the past four in a full-time capacity.—
Richard Davenport,
Arkansas Online,
29 May 2025
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That lineup will go up against a pitching staff that is not at full strength, as L.A. starters Tyler Glasnow, Roki Sasaki and Blake Snell – the latter two being of interest to the Yankees this past offseason – are on the injured list.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2025
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The drawback is the opposite side of the coin — the association takes on the responsibility of finding, screening, and supervising the manager and dealing with personnel issues.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
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A lot of guys can get up here and complain about personnel.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2025
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Break up the set entirely by pairing the top with linen trousers or the shorts with a button-down for lounging by the pool.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2025
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From an initial pool of 51 candidate variants, the scientists narrowed it down to three genes, only one of which was likely to play any role in gene regulation: Arhgap36.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 May 2025
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“Workforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforce. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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