on (the) staff
idiom
US
: working as a member of the group of people employed by an organization or business
We have a full time nurse on staff.
He's been on the staff for 25 years.
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Some of us on staff were reminded, for good or ill, of Terence Malick’s Tree of Life.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 28 July 2025
Despite having three investigators on staff, the commission has been operating under interim rules that limit it to reviewing the Police Department’s internal affairs investigations and issuing policy recommendations.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2025
Having female basketball players on staff was also important.
—David Waldstein, Twin Cities, 25 July 2025
Liberty assistant Olaf Lange served on the staff as well.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 28 July 2025
Despite having three investigators on staff, the commission has been operating under interim rules that limit it to reviewing the Police Department’s internal affairs investigations and issuing policy recommendations.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2025
Having female basketball players on staff was also important.
—David Waldstein, Twin Cities, 25 July 2025
Liberty assistant Olaf Lange served on the staff as well.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
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“On (the) staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20%28the%29%20staff. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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