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as in workforce
a body of persons at work or available for work
we're working with a short staff at the office today
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as in cane
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
carried a staff for self-defense when walking alone at night
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Recent Examples of staff
Phoenix city staff expected the utility plant upgrades would cost $84 million, documents showed.
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Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
All other campus operations are closed for the day, and staff and faculty are advised to stay home for the remainder of the day Thursday.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
Zomato also faced backlash over a 2021 ad that was meant to draw attention to the dedication of delivery staff but sparked discussion about the pressure on them to deliver orders on time.
—Esha Mitra, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
Sunday Reads was brought to you by Peter S. Green and the staff of Quartz.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2024
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Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
All other campus operations are closed for the day, and staff and faculty are advised to stay home for the remainder of the day Thursday.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
Zomato also faced backlash over a 2021 ad that was meant to draw attention to the dedication of delivery staff but sparked discussion about the pressure on them to deliver orders on time.
—Esha Mitra, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
Sunday Reads was brought to you by Peter S. Green and the staff of Quartz.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2024
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The collaboration between humans and AI creates a hybrid workforce capable of outperforming any human-only or AI-only model.Vidya Plainfield, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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With higher costs of goods from inflation and supply chain disruption, higher costs of living and rents (especially in Austin), and a thinner workforce demanding and deserving higher wages and more benefits, the cost of meals everywhere has gone up.Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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Her chief cargo was rattan canes, from the island of Sumatra.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Upon hearing the speech, South Carolina representative Preston Brooks used his cane to beat Sumner into unconsciousness.Blake D. Morant, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Blurry lacks a central character, instead letting the narrative flow from person to person, couple to couple, like a passed baton made up of grace and light.The Week US, theweek, 19 Nov. 2024
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Evans then allegedly turned the gun on the man, firing several shots as the victim attempted to swat away his gun with the baton.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Goshen Township Fire Department personnel were dispatched on Monday morning to the 1500 block of East Meadowbrook Drive for a report of an infant experiencing breathing problems after a fall, police said.Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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Once contacted, their operations team assembles within hours, prepares an estimate, and proceeds to dispatch their security personnel.Kyle Russell, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The Latinos were polled as part of a pool of 9,000 voters surveyed for the American Electorate Voter Poll.Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Nestled on a generous 0.3-acre lot, the property provides abundant outdoor space including a pool.Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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This crew, all of these beautiful people that never sleep, work their butts off.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
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The Louisville Metro Police officer who fired pepper balls at a WAVE-TV news crew that was live on air during a Breonna Taylor protest in 2020 will not be suspended or terminated for his actions, according to an internal affairs findings letter released by LMPD on Thursday.Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staff. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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