as in staff
a body of persons at work or available for work
we finally have enough personnel to start that big project
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Recent Examples of personnel
On Sunday morning, COTA’s paddock is buzzing with team staff, engineers, media personnel and even what appears to be a few Netflix cameramen, all milling about, the pre-race energy palpable.
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
Sacramento Fire Department personnel transported him to a hospital.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
In fact, while the more familiar diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has received much media attention relating to its effects on armed forces personnel, there is little media content or advertising relating to STS and teachers.
—Bruce Plopper, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Dallas Fire-Rescue personnel transported the pedestrian to Parkland Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
—Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
Sacramento Fire Department personnel transported him to a hospital.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
In fact, while the more familiar diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has received much media attention relating to its effects on armed forces personnel, there is little media content or advertising relating to STS and teachers.
—Bruce Plopper, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Dallas Fire-Rescue personnel transported the pedestrian to Parkland Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
—Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personnel
Noun
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And also there’s a huge music staff with a lot of know-how and really, really deep knowledge and contacts and relationships in that space.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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The union won more protections for immigrant students, including training for staff on how to address federal immigration enforcement, and agreement from the district against using artificial intelligence to replace teachers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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The New Haven County Utility Task Force assisted with manpower, and the Tanker Task Force assisted with water supply operations.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2026
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Ten years ago, the USW went on strike for 99 days at 12 refineries nationwide, concerned with safety, training and manpower.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, senior leaders at Arizona State University were quietly hosting 30 leaders from Korean technical colleges to discuss how the United States might learn from their success in developing an AI-ready workforce.—
David Ignatius,
Washington Post,
11 Feb. 2026
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Its report — much like the California Community Colleges arguments — said some of the programs, although similar, were not duplicative, adding that community college bachelor’s degrees could fulfill hyper-local workforce needs that CSU could not.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Personnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personnel. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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