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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
Her behavior began to raise concerns among the ASLC's staff, who also noted signs of dehydration in the seal pup.
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Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
4 July 2026
Though his offensive numbers have been modest, Maile's defensive reputation and familiarity with veteran pitching staffs have helped extend his major league career.
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Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Within a half-hour, event staff and police began asking people to leave the white tents on the event grounds (where they were initially told to go) and to head to more secure buildings.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
In a neighboring schoolhouse, Ministry of Health staff offered all children the oral drug praziquantel, which can both prevent and treat the disease.
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William McCarthy,
NPR,
4 July 2026
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Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
4 July 2026
Though his offensive numbers have been modest, Maile's defensive reputation and familiarity with veteran pitching staffs have helped extend his major league career.
—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Within a half-hour, event staff and police began asking people to leave the white tents on the event grounds (where they were initially told to go) and to head to more secure buildings.
—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
In a neighboring schoolhouse, Ministry of Health staff offered all children the oral drug praziquantel, which can both prevent and treat the disease.
—
William McCarthy,
NPR,
4 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for staff
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There are any number of leadership books purporting to direct would-be career professionals on how to manage, in so many different ways, including the leadership of a workforce, which is one of the stickier parts of being a leader, in general.
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The dramatic expansion of the city’s early childhood system will require a similarly rapid scaling of its workforce.
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Jung, who is going into his senior year of high school, said SmartBlink can detect pedestrians using wheelchairs, crutches or canes, too.
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An individual bush can grow up to 15 feet high and 40 feet long, with thick stems, also known as canes, marked by sharp, hooked thorns.
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The current model, which is linked to the manpower deployed, views AI as a threat.
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Closing the Manhattan Bridge, diverting traffic, and managing the safety of staging a zombie apocalypse downtown required the cooperation and manpower of multiple agencies with their own sets of pressing priorities and responsibilities.
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The officers hit him with a baton and shocked him seven times.
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Somebody had dropped the baton.
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Andres Chait — with major policy and personnel moves that appear to cement Chait’s ongoing leadership role.
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Witnesses who discussed the incident online described the boy sliding down the steep drop before emergency personnel arrived.
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In 1926, Brian's great-grandfather, Henry Knoebel, opened a pool that would mark the official start of the family’s park.
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Also, the pool area, now painted in a playful shade called Carrot Orange, has more seating and a photo booth nearby.
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Students in the program completed hands-on training and academic coursework while serving the remainder of their sentences as a hand crew member at a conservation camp.
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Maybe that explains her chaotic behavior when the crew goes out later that night.
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“Staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staff. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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