as in employs
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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Sergio’s, which also employs her ex-husband and Gazitua’s father John, is known for favorites like ropa vieja, vaca frita and pan con bistec as well as the aforementioned croquetas, empanadas and pastelitos.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025 -
Honeywell employs 97,000 people worldwide, including 1,150 in Charlotte.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
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These hires infuse Blue Water with critical know-how to streamline production and operationalize its ASV platforms effectively.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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But given all the blood on his hands from the first movie, a Soviet Red Army leader (Richard Brake) hires the violent officer who killed Aatami’s family (Stephen Lang) to eliminate the patriarch next.—
William Earl,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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The English-speaking group recruits teenagers to promote its scams in an attempt to bypass prosecution.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
21 Sep. 2025
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Every exhale naturally recruits your obliques to help narrow and stabilize your rib cage, keeping your lower ribs from flaring and creating postural alignment with your hips.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Signs (up or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signs%20%28up%20or%20on%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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