head count
noun
: an act of counting the number of people at a place, event, etc.
She did a head count to make sure all the students were on the bus.
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In its annual report last week, Oracle disclosed that head count shrank 13% to 141,000 employees in fiscal 2026, with a notable pullback in sales and marketing.
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Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
As the head count of your audience goes up, look for opportunities to turn the network effect into compounding value.
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David Henkin,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2026
For the once-a-decade head count the bureau is best known for, the agency did not add any statistical noise to the state-level 2020 census results used to redistribute congressional seats and Electoral College votes.
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Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
12 June 2026
That’s a sizeable output for a company that’s never gone above 40 people as a head count in eight years.
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Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
As the head count of your audience goes up, look for opportunities to turn the network effect into compounding value.
—
David Henkin,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2026
For the once-a-decade head count the bureau is best known for, the agency did not add any statistical noise to the state-level 2020 census results used to redistribute congressional seats and Electoral College votes.
—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
12 June 2026
That’s a sizeable output for a company that’s never gone above 40 people as a head count in eight years.
—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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“Head count.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20count. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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