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personnel

noun

ˌpər-sə-ˈnel

Definition of personnel

as in staff

a body of persons at work or available for work we finally have enough personnel to start that big project

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Recent Examples of personnel This is not just for the sake of interest, but to provide a means of developing better protection for Army personnel. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026 Medical personnel are unprepared to diagnose the city’s first plague in a hundred years. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026 Police and security personnel work near the scene where several people were injured on the sideline of the Christopher Street Day (CSD) parade in Berlin, on July 25, 2026, potentially hit by a car, police told AFP. — Jamie Dorrington, ABC News, 25 July 2026 Police said there are at least 16 people injured who were treated by rescue personnel. — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for personnel

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Noun

The White House Correspondents' Association presented a special award, the President's Award for Exceptional Service, to Gonzales and the staff of the Washington Hilton during Friday night's dinner.

— Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 25 July 2026
The first half offered a continuation of the 4-2-4 defensive shape Carrick and his coaching staff have been developing.

— Carl Anka, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of staff

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Organizers made extra effort this year to secure the climb, but at over 13 kilometres, simply lack the manpower to barrier the entire route.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Such tactics also showcase the Ukrainian military’s ongoing experimentation with using drones and robots to offset a Russian military advantage in manpower while also sparing Ukrainian soldiers from making dangerous assaults.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2026

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The Texas legislature then slashed the in-state labor minimums were slashed in 2023 from 70% to 55% and later cut the minimums to 2025 to 35%, which allowed the studio to bring in its own out-of-state workforce.

— Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
That began changing in the second half of the 20th century as more women joined the workforce and pursued higher education.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 July 2026

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