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staffs

noun

variants or staves

Definition of staffs

plural of staff

as in workforces

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 canes

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 staffs Alford also served on the staffs of area hospitals and as a faculty member at his alma mater. — Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026 When failure persists across multiple coaching staffs, front offices, and rosters, the conversation inevitably returns to organizational leadership. — Stephan Pechdimaldji, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026 However, the database is far from comprehensive and represents about a fifth of Homeland Security's workforce, which staffs a little more than 220,000 people. — Vanessa Romo, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026 Both pitching staffs demonstrated their depth in Friday night's opener, and managing pitch counts will be vital as both managers try to keep their bullpens fresh for the upcoming travel day. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 On the evening of July 16, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, dozens of election officials and their staffs gathered for a reception near Mount Rushmore. — Andy Mannix, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2026 Spotters then have a direct line to reach team medical staffs at games. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Johnson played for multiple coaching staffs over his 14 seasons. — Cbs Philadelphia, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 Both coaching staffs believed their teams were prepared for a four-quarter battle. — Abbygail Granados, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Sep. 2026

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Noun

From the top floor, the upheaval looks profound enough that executives are already rethinking labor demand and reskilling their workforces.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
California began collecting information in 2020 about diversity for films and TV shows tapped to receive filming subsidies, requiring productions to report the racial, ethnic and gender makeup of their workforces.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of workforces

Noun

Light trimming, staking and tying Damaged canes make roses more susceptible to disease.

— Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
For sighted individuals, the exhibits help provide context to the experiences of others, like an area with canes used by the blind on different types of flooring.

— Caroline Eubanks, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of canes

Noun

The Westin’s got three more pools, including an adults-only one with its own swim-up bar, plus pickle ball and a fitness center a bit larger than Buoy Haus’s own.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
Among its most noteworthy additions are luxury tents with private pools and Rajwada Library Bar, which now features an innovative cocktail menu.

— Shalbha Sarda, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of pools

Noun

Authorities are evaluating whether the use of batons and police dogs was excessive.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Last week, at least 50 people, including 19 police personnel, were injured after police used tear gas, water cannons and batons to disperse garment workers demanding unpaid wages and higher pay in Dhaka’s Uttara area.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026

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Instead, key employees billed taxpayers for air travel and hotel expenses while commuting from Denver and Texas to the Sacramento office.

— Julie Watts, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
Samsung has been monitoring where certain departing employees went — to signal to remaining staff that moving to competitors would be difficult — according to a former employee.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of employees

Noun

Lincoln currently does not have paramedics on its fire crews, despite having a sizable population of residents ages 55 and older.

— Steve Large, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Processing information faster could help crews recognize changing threats and adjust their responses.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of crews

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Parks workers who don't comply with the new policy could face discipline, officials said, adding, the policy also instructs them to not engage in any verbal or physical altercations with ICE agents.

— Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
People who earn at least 50,000 pounds ($67,000) a year will only have to wait five years, as will public-sector workers including doctors, nurses and teachers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

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