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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
Jordan Caldwell, the principal of a Pennsylvania elementary school, said her staff is in the early stages of integrating AI into their operations but stressed that books and libraries are still foundational for students.
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Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
The staff, says Whitaker, now hopes to move forward.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
The Red Sox have aggressively promoted their top pitching prospects to help bolster the staff down the stretch, with Payton Tolle, Connelly Early and Kyle Harrison all contributing in key spots.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Members of the Chargers’ athletic training staff raced from the sideline to his aid and then assisted him to the sideline.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
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Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
The staff, says Whitaker, now hopes to move forward.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
The Red Sox have aggressively promoted their top pitching prospects to help bolster the staff down the stretch, with Payton Tolle, Connelly Early and Kyle Harrison all contributing in key spots.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Members of the Chargers’ athletic training staff raced from the sideline to his aid and then assisted him to the sideline.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for staff
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After years of workplace disruption—from the pandemic to hiring highs and lows, economic uncertainty and even a generational shift with Gen-Z entering the workforce—I’m seeing a change in the leadership landscape.—
Jacob Kupietzky,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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An unexpected upside to America’s aging population is that a shrinking workforce is, in the short-term, helping keep the nation’s unemployment rate in check.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Gretna, Louisiana, offers family-friendly fun like pumpkin patches, hay rides, and corn and sugar cane festivals this time of year.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
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An older man walked by slowly, using a cane.—
Janie Har,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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The East African nation has been frustrated about the poor equipment, lack of manpower and money to help dismantled Haiti’s gangs.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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Russia is unable to spare manpower from Ukraine, where its forces are prosecuting grinding offensives at multiple points along the front.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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As for the brand’s other units opened recently, the interior concept was overseen by the company’s founder, who retired from the runway last year, passing the creative baton to Julian Klausner.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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The plaintiffs later accused the department of violating the order by hitting journalists with batons and arresting them during an August protest.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Israeli military said four of its personnel had been killed during combat in southern Gaza.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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During his time in detention, Muro said Diaz-Santana could not effectively communicate his status to ICE personnel.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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These tips must be passed on by a customer or, if there is such an agreement with an employer, through a mandatory or voluntary tip-sharing arrangement, such as a tip pool.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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These candidates, selected from a pool of 8,000 applicants, will undergo two years of training and then become eligible for missions to the International Space Station, the moon or Mars.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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His team allowed one of the committees to come to his event at USC with a camera crew to capture his opposition, which was shared on social media.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Sep. 2025
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Resilience has now flown four of those; the capsule also conducted Crew-1, SpaceX first operational astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA, as well as Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn, the company's first and most recent private crew launches to Earth orbit, respectively.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staff. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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