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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Paramount’s linear cable channels already run with skeleton staffs, in most cases.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026 -
The museum typically considers donations six months out of the year, which lets staffs work on other projects the rest of the year.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
28 Feb. 2026
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Whoever comes out on top, both are key players in the push towards a new future of humanoid robotics impacting workforces worldwide.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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Within months, companies can shrink or expand their workforces, adopt innovative technologies, and reconfigure operations.—
Robert Pearl,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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Each ticket costs $5, and players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers - five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Ball) - or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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Cox is on trial for charges stemming from entering female locker rooms in recreation centers and high school pools open to the public.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Feb. 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
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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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“Manpowers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manpowers. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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