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as in workforces
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 canes
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 staffs
In addition, Carr mentioned deputy athletic director/chief operating officer Heath Glick, who was formerly on the men’s basketball staffs at Miami, FIU and Florida State.
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Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
The news and editorial staffs of The Denver Post had no role in this post’s preparation.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Instilling those traits through hard coaching doesn’t connect directly to how players respond to injuries or how those injuries are treated by training and medical staffs.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Aside from egregious errors, most staffs save challenges for higher-leverage moments later in games.
—Maura Carey, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Overstreet, 42, joins the program after spending eight seasons in the NFL, serving on the coaching staffs with the Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
Aside from egregious errors, most staffs save challenges for higher-leverage moments later in games.
—ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
Coyle loved the fact that Larson has been part of three gold medal-winning staffs and four staffs that went to the national championship game, winning two and losing two.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Not to mention all the benefits of continuity under one of the NFL’s best coaching staffs.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
The news and editorial staffs of The Denver Post had no role in this post’s preparation.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Instilling those traits through hard coaching doesn’t connect directly to how players respond to injuries or how those injuries are treated by training and medical staffs.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Aside from egregious errors, most staffs save challenges for higher-leverage moments later in games.
—Maura Carey, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Overstreet, 42, joins the program after spending eight seasons in the NFL, serving on the coaching staffs with the Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
Aside from egregious errors, most staffs save challenges for higher-leverage moments later in games.
—ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
Coyle loved the fact that Larson has been part of three gold medal-winning staffs and four staffs that went to the national championship game, winning two and losing two.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Not to mention all the benefits of continuity under one of the NFL’s best coaching staffs.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staffs
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Healthy populations have stronger workforces, stronger local economies and greater civic participation.—
Dr. Howard A. Selinger,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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The company attributes the cuts to industrywide challenges such as slower growth and weaker spending, as gaming studios across the sector have slashed their workforces.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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This will help the remaining canes and new stems have the room to grow more easily.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
12 Mar. 2026
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Repeating this cycle helps replace older canes with new, stronger growth.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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Each ticket costs $5, and players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers — five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Ball) — or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Villa pools come with children’s toys and toiletries, while cots, bed guards, high chairs, and bottle warmers are available on request.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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The video shows officers used Tasers again and struck him with batons, but Runyen in the video said both were ineffective.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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Right, Rodney King was batons, Eric Garner with a chokehold.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
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The possible walkout could involve tens of thousands of employees and affect more than 500,000 students across the nation’s second-largest school district.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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As word spread around city hall that morning that Metayer hadn’t shown up, city employees told Police Chief Mock that they were concerned about the vice mayor’s whereabouts.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Chapel Hill Road was temporarily closed for several hours as crews worked to clear the area.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Maintenance crews carve up the streets while pedestrians squeeze by, each person absorbed in their own agendas.—
Françoise Mouly,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The union and workers agreed to return to work after the company agreed to return for two days of face-to-face contract negotiations beginning April 9.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Seven months later, just eleven kilometres from the coral garden, a blowout on BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig caused an explosion that killed eleven workers and sent oil gushing up from the seafloor.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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