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as in workforce
a body of persons at work or available for work
we're working with a short staff at the office today
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as in cane
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
carried a staff for self-defense when walking alone at night
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Recent Examples of staff
Other costs included paying for temporary staff brought on to keep the Capitol running while lawmakers were in town.
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Sophia Eppley,
AJC.com,
26 June 2026
The Star Man, as he’s dubbed by the staff, is a guy with the last name Dearborn who is played by Peter Grosz, a comedian and actor who has appeared on Veep and The Beast in Me.
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Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Before that, Becca was a staff writer at The Week, primarily contributing to Speed Reads.
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Becca Stanek,
TheWeek,
26 June 2026
The current staff members spoke to the outlet on the condition of anonymity, citing fear of retaliation.
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Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
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Sophia Eppley,
AJC.com,
26 June 2026
The Star Man, as he’s dubbed by the staff, is a guy with the last name Dearborn who is played by Peter Grosz, a comedian and actor who has appeared on Veep and The Beast in Me.
—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Before that, Becca was a staff writer at The Week, primarily contributing to Speed Reads.
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Becca Stanek,
TheWeek,
26 June 2026
The current staff members spoke to the outlet on the condition of anonymity, citing fear of retaliation.
—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for staff
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Under his leadership, SMUD expanded workforce training programs, and joined the state’s Energy Imbalance Market, a wholesale energy-trading market that allows SMUD to buy low-cost renewable energy in real time, and sell excess energy to generate additional revenue.
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In the following two years, officials project thousands of additional job reductions in a workforce that this year stood at 83,000.
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Jung, who is going into his senior year of high school, said SmartBlink can detect pedestrians using wheelchairs, crutches or canes, too.
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An individual bush can grow up to 15 feet high and 40 feet long, with thick stems, also known as canes, marked by sharp, hooked thorns.
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Every fuel truck destroyed, ammunition convoy disrupted or logistics hub struck forces Russian commanders to expend additional time, resources and manpower simply maintaining battlefield operations.
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The military did not have the experience or manpower to maintain camps with large POW populations.
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Alite provided loans at exorbitant rates before threatening violence to collect on them, authorities said, citing the discovery in his home of metal knuckles, an expandable baton, six baseball bats and about two dozen knives, including switchblades.
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Officers can use voice commands, and if those don’t work options include pepper spray, a baton, a TASER or fire extinguisher, though some are more difficult to use on a fast-moving animal, the directive says.
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Andres Chait — with major policy and personnel moves that appear to cement Chait’s ongoing leadership role.
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Witnesses who discussed the incident online described the boy sliding down the steep drop before emergency personnel arrived.
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Each ticket costs $5, and players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers - five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Ball) - or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.
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Infante said on May 13, a group of ducklings hatched on her porch and walked over to the community pool.
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Over the weekend, search crews moved quickly to find those still missing.
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Waymo product management director David Margines told us the company has analytical data covering five cities and more than 220 million fully autonomous miles through the end of March 2026 — the equivalent, the Waymo crew said, of over 250 human lifetimes behind the wheel.
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“Staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staff. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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