employees

variants also employes
plural of employee

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of employees Some employees sustained minor injuries. NPR, 17 Oct. 2025 Paramount had more than 18,600 employees at the end of 2024, though there have been additional layoffs earlier this year before the Skydance deal closed. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025 With help from employees and associates, Epstein was accused of creating a network to abuse and exploit victims in multiple states and countries. Chase Jordan october 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025 Elsewhere, return-to-office mandates have stripped away flexible working arrangements for some employees. Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025 Air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration officers are considered essential employees and work without pay during shutdowns. Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025 In addition, employees’ personal food and beverages were stored on top shelves inside the upright freezer and reach-in cooler. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025 Yet while elite athletes receive mental and physical training to excel under stress, most employees are left to push through on their own. Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025 The percentage of Gen Z employees between the ages of 21 and 25 has been cut in half at technology companies over the past two years, according to a Pave study from this year. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employees
workers
Noun
  • Military members, along with all other federal workers, typically receive back pay after shutdowns end.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, authorities will have to interview other workers who were not there and who may offer insight into the conditions, Chittum said.
    Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025

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