on (the) staff
idiom
US
: working as a member of the group of people employed by an organization or business
We have a full time nurse on staff.
He's been on the staff for 25 years.
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As small businesses, neither of them has a lawyer on staff.
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Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
The letter from Chris Moore also called on the supervisors to place a moratorium on staff dismissals and halt resentencing motions for people accused of violent crimes.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
If the measure passes, the district will be able to keep those teachers on staff, as well as hire an additional school resource officer, and update security cameras in the district, among other safety equipment.
—Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2024
Without the slightest hyperbole, all of us on the staff truly believe our project was cursed by the spiral.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
The letter from Chris Moore also called on the supervisors to place a moratorium on staff dismissals and halt resentencing motions for people accused of violent crimes.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
If the measure passes, the district will be able to keep those teachers on staff, as well as hire an additional school resource officer, and update security cameras in the district, among other safety equipment.
—Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2024
Without the slightest hyperbole, all of us on the staff truly believe our project was cursed by the spiral.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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“On (the) staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20%28the%29%20staff. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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