as in employed
to provide with a paying job
the sports shoe company recently signed up the nation's top female college basketball player to plug its products
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At the end of 2024, the agency employed roughly 100,000 workers — and currently hovers around 75,000.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025 -
Many in the city are employed in the tech sector, and the rate of patents issued is among the highest in the country.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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In 2015, Carlton officials hired appraisers who assessed the shuttered plant’s property at $457 million.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Two years later, he was hired by The Tennessean's sports department.—
Nicole Young,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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The series, set in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, where violence and crime are escalating, sees Roman Mertens (Kelchtermans) recruited to join a specialist wiretapping police team.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
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Klainberg recruited Allason Leitz of Third Industry Strategies to help shape the initial vision of Art House New York and also serve as its director.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
8 Oct. 2025
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That might mean coming closer together, like making long-term plans or even getting engaged.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Swift, of course, is now engaged to her Kansas City Chiefs fiancé Travis Kelce while Healy is engaged to model/actor Gabbriette Bechtel, a close friend of Charli's.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Signed (up or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signed%20%28up%20or%20on%29. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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