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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
Following allegations of bullying and retaliatory actions against staff, Oakley initiated an independent third-party investigation into the accusations.
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
The staff at Newsweek Sports has some insight.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Bluff Point Golf Resort has responded by cutting hours and staff among its housekeeping crew.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers will add right-hander Ben Casparius to their pitching staff for the National League Championship Series.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
The staff at Newsweek Sports has some insight.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Bluff Point Golf Resort has responded by cutting hours and staff among its housekeeping crew.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers will add right-hander Ben Casparius to their pitching staff for the National League Championship Series.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for staff
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Other issues brought up at the meeting included ongoing construction, public safety and a lack of sufficient workforce housing.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
17 Oct. 2025
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To accommodate the extension, the streetcar more than tripled its workforce, so the new operators had to complete training, Mandelbaum said.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
17 Oct. 2025
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Soon after, images of Blair walking red carpets with a jeweled cane went viral, symbolizing a new kind of beauty and strength.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
10 Oct. 2025
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One older woman, sparkling in a long gown, worked the carpet before collecting her cane and a Neiman’s shopping bag from a handler.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
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The manpower shortages compelled the War Department not only to rethink its policy of barring Black GIs from combat, but to cut back the number of servicemen stationed stateside, retaining only those disqualified for overseas duty by age or physical condition.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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Most of them contributed manpower to the event with concession staffing and other volunteer roles.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Up-and-comer status gifted el Khaleel’s group, Mantronix, with the glory of a four-hundred-dollar gig at the rec center, home to youth basketball games, baton-twirling competitions, after-school child care, and — on occasion — community concerts.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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Iger, who had passed the CEO baton in early 2020 and wrapped his affiliation with Disney at the end of 2021, ended up being asked to return to the corner office by the board amid flagging confidence in Chapek.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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Rotating personnel has certainly not helped, but the international break will have allowed Slot to assess where his side can improve defensively.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The other two charges involved personnel actions.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Co-founded in 2004 by Vanessa Branson (sister to Richard Branson) and business partner Howell James, El Fenn, with its over-the-top rooms, sparkling pools, and signature red-and-white umbrellas, might be one of the most Instagrammed hotels in the world.—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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Amber Smith and her husband, Granger Smith, lived every parent’s worst nightmare in 2019 when their 3-year-old son, River, drowned in the family’s backyard pool.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Royal Navy crew achieved the major milestone as part of HMS Agamemnon’s ‘trim dive’, a three-day period of testing in the town’s Devonshire Dock to prove the attack vessel’s stability and safety.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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The four crew members onboard the plane were sent to local hospitals for medical treatment.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staff. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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