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manpowers

noun

plural of manpower

as in staffs

a body of persons at work or available for work we're a little short on manpower today, so we'll need you to do some extra tasks

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On the first Saturday of the 2026 college football season, several games around the country featured record-breaking temperatures that tested players, coaching staffs and fans in the stands.

— Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
The department requested the city’s City Planning and Dangerous Buildings staffs to assess the structure.

— Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026

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Now, advanced and sophisticated products are helping growing companies extend the impact of their existing workforces in ways that previously weren’t realistically attainable.

— Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
The companies with the most resilient workforces have made investment in employee trajectory a structural commitment, not a line item that disappears when headcount pressure arrives.

— Susan LaMotte, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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In an agentic organization, leaders must examine the human-agent system around those value pools.

— Hope Frank, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Places To Stay 18 Best Hotels in Santorini Stunning villas, private pools, and views over the Caldera—these are the best Santorini hotels to stay, sleep, and soak up the Aegean sunshine.

— Chadner Navarro September 10, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

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In turn, the city leased those assets to private operating companies, which provided the trains and labor forces.

— Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Its outcome could define how far immigration officers may go in workplaces across the country, shaping protections for millions of Americans employed in industries with large immigrant labor forces and testing whether the Fourth Amendment meaningfully constrains interior enforcement.

— Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025

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