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staff

noun

ˈstaf

Definition of staff

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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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 This became an all out crisis when almost 50,000 migrant children unexpectedly arrived in our public schools in 2023 and 2024, and many schools lacked staff who could communicate with these children. — Lincoln Restler, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026 Trump has announced major decisions and musings about other topics, including staff changes, immigration crackdowns, and matters of war and peace in Ukraine and Iran. — Bernard Condon, Fortune, 18 July 2026 Any potential reinforcements off the IL for the pitching staff won’t affect what the Cubs do at the trade deadline, Hoyer said. — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026 When the Miami Herald asked FWC why the agency was using DAVID to check the activists’ records, a spokesperson responded with an email saying it was done to protect participants at commission meetings and staff at FWC offices. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for staff

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Additional workforce initiatives were included in the Connecticut Artificial Intelligence Responsibility and Transparency (CART) Act, a wide-ranging bill approved by the state legislature earlier this year.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
The findings could help shape federal policies, incentives, lending programs, workforce initiatives and investments intended to expand US transformer production.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

Definition of workforce

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In other words, Syrsky takes a manpower-first approach to warfare, while Fedorov takes a technology-first approach to warfare.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026
These assessments, which are standard procedure for the Defense Department, cover everything from mission goals and manpower requirements to logistical hurdles and potential risks.

— Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Definition of manpower

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In one case reviewed by The Marshall Project, an incarcerated man reported being pepper-sprayed, choked, beaten with a baton and repeatedly called racial slurs by Kentucky officers who were later convicted.

— Christie Thompson, NPR, 13 July 2026
In 1979, de Halden accepted an invitation to take up the baton of festival head at the Berlin Film Festival, leaving his wife to lead Nyon with his support until 1993.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 July 2026

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More than 7,000 active-duty military personnel are based on Guam, which has a total population of more than 150,000 people.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Starters were voted in by fans, while pitchers and reserve players were selected through a player ballot, a group of voters consisting of players, managers, coaches and league personnel.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026

Definition of personnel

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Delgado and his family were attending a social gathering at the Harbor Landing clubhouse pool, part of the Lake House at the Martin’s Landing complex, according to FOX affiliate WAGA.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Book a stay at the waterfront Grand Hotel Golf Resort and Spa and enjoy the pool and daily afternoon tea time.

— Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 July 2026

Definition of pool

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That gives construction crews room to work while preparing the campus for future growth.

— Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 14 July 2026
India summoned the Iranian deputy ambassador over the killing of a sailor in the waterway, and yesterday, the UAE said Iranian missiles hit its tankers in Omani waters, killing one crew member.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

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