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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
The news and editorial staffs of The Denver Post had no role in this post’s preparation.
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Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026
Verlander and Scherzer crossed paths twice, pitching on the same staffs with the Detroit Tigers and a short tint with the Mets before both were traded.
—Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The game focuses on every aspect of team building, simulating recruiting visits, the transfer portal, assembling of staffs, all to be rolled out in games which take 30-40 minutes.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2026
The trade bolstered the rotation, gave the Rangers one of baseball’s most formidable staffs and certified their intention to compete this season.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
Previous staffs had tried to gut the training room from the top down — due to its underperformance with player injuries and its outsized influence on the organization and media — and had been told no.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Comer said in a statement on Tuesday that Bill Clinton's lawyers made an offer for Comer, Ranking Member Robert Garcia and two members of each of their staffs to have a conversation with only former President Bill Clinton in New York.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
The 2025 coaching cycle was more like a cyclone that ravaged coaching staffs from Baton Rouge to Blacksburg to Berkeley.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
Names should start to trickle out soon on interview requests, but a good place to start are offensive coaches Hafley has been on the same staffs with.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026
Verlander and Scherzer crossed paths twice, pitching on the same staffs with the Detroit Tigers and a short tint with the Mets before both were traded.
—Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The game focuses on every aspect of team building, simulating recruiting visits, the transfer portal, assembling of staffs, all to be rolled out in games which take 30-40 minutes.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2026
The trade bolstered the rotation, gave the Rangers one of baseball’s most formidable staffs and certified their intention to compete this season.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
Previous staffs had tried to gut the training room from the top down — due to its underperformance with player injuries and its outsized influence on the organization and media — and had been told no.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Comer said in a statement on Tuesday that Bill Clinton's lawyers made an offer for Comer, Ranking Member Robert Garcia and two members of each of their staffs to have a conversation with only former President Bill Clinton in New York.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
The 2025 coaching cycle was more like a cyclone that ravaged coaching staffs from Baton Rouge to Blacksburg to Berkeley.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
Names should start to trickle out soon on interview requests, but a good place to start are offensive coaches Hafley has been on the same staffs with.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staffs
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The Wall Street Journal wrote a December 2025 meeting of CEOs organized by the Yale School of Management, two-thirds of those surveyed planned to at most maintain the existing workforces or, at worst, fire workers.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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But Kumar told Fortune that most businesses had not yet done the hard work of restructuring their businesses or reskilling their workforces to take advantage of AI’s potential.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Plants should bloom more reliably and rose canes will thicken as their roots establish.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
10 Jan. 2026
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Students at the center learn how to travel independently using canes and public transportation, cook and clean safely, use adaptive technology like screen readers and voiceover software, read Braille, and prepare for employment.—
Tori Mason,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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The resort feels considerably more secluded than some of its competitors because of this, with each of its discreet 66 cottages (all with private entrances; suites have private pools) enveloped by lazily drooping palm trees and other local fauna.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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The superyacht is home to not one but two mosaic plunge pools—one of which also sports that lifting floor—as well as three galleys for the owner, who adores cooking.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 2026
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Federal officers wielded batons and deployed flash-bang devices against the crowd.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2026
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Or to Martin Luther King, whose birthday America will (largely pretend) to honor next week, and everyone who marched with him while facing down hoses and dogs and the batons of cops.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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The release said many services for which Medicaid provided funds were not actually provided by Hofius or any other employees at the North Star center.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, Austin’s factory had about 22,000 employees as of last year.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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Photo by Anne Arundel County Fire Department In Harford County, crews rescued four cows, a bull and a horse after a barn collapsed.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Homicide and nonfatal shooting totals fell again in 2023, but the city was roiled by robbery and carjacking crews responsible for an overall uptick in violence.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Overall, immigrants make up more than a quarter of workers who provide direct care in long-term care settings, according to KFF, a health policy research group.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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For many workers, achieving balance has become increasingly important.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Staffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staffs. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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