as in employing
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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The expansion also supports job growth, with the company now employing over 2,200 people across the state.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026 -
The comedy was hailed as a breakthrough for not only its main women characters but also for employing a screenplay written by women (Wiig and her Barb & Star castmate Annie Mumolo).—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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Also lagging has been the kind of hiring expected from a growing economy, exacerbated by thousands of job cuts in Silicon Valley, which firms say have been prompted by artificial intelligence investment and disruption.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Are agents successfully hiring human beings?—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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On the 536th Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams speak with Brad D’Arco, a prep school admissions consultant, about the cutthroat world of athletics recruiting at prep schools.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Just being in the tournament will bring plenty of eyes and attention to TCU that could help with recruiting.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2026
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Rocky, who has explored his sartorial aspirations in recent years by cochairing the 2025 Met Gala and taking on positions at Ray-Ban and Puma, was on trial a year ago for a 2021 shooting involving former friend A$AP Relli.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Kimber White, president of the National Association of Mortgage Brokers, credited Congress for taking on housing.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Signing (up or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signing%20%28up%20or%20on%29. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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