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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But crucially, the resort employs plenty of locals from the Caribbean which lends a nice degree of locality to the place.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2026 -
Today, building at the corner of Pearl and Trumbull streets employs 700.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2026
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Since speed dating only made Taylor more nervous, Jessi goes ahead and hires the dating coach who organized the speed-dating event to give Taylor some one-on-one tutelage.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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The district normally hires 600 to 800 new employees each year to fill the positions vacated by people leaving or retiring from AISD.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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So the sponsor recruits a new group to replace those who want to go.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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This foundational pose, which involves hinging at the hips and putting the body into an upside down V shape, recruits major muscles in the back, shoulders and legs.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
11 Mar. 2026
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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 19 Mar. 2026.
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