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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Offensive line coach Alex Mirabal has been on the staff since Mario Cristobal took over the program following the 2021 season.
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Dolphins defensive line coach Austin Clark, the second longest-tenured position coach on the staff (behind running backs coach Eric Studesville), on Monday had the look of a beaming father proud of his children.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
Since joining, Vasseur has shifted the culture to reduce pressure on the staff.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
This, the journalist noted, was according to Prof. Walter C. Alvarez, on the staff of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
—Tom Zeller Jr.
july 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Dolphins defensive line coach Austin Clark, the second longest-tenured position coach on the staff (behind running backs coach Eric Studesville), on Monday had the look of a beaming father proud of his children.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
Since joining, Vasseur has shifted the culture to reduce pressure on the staff.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
This, the journalist noted, was according to Prof. Walter C. Alvarez, on the staff of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
—Tom Zeller Jr.
july 30, Literary Hub, 30 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 24 Aug. 2025.
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