as in staff
a body of persons at work or available for work
the office's entire workforce is devoted to a single project right now
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Recent Examples of workforce
Rivermate’s platform centralizes these activities, providing organizations with a consolidated view of their international workforce and standardized processes across countries.
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Kaitlyn Gomez, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
The companies that discussed AI in the context of their workforce reduced their job openings by 12% over the past year, a steeper drop than the 8% reduction seen across all companies.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
In fact, another survey commissioned by Ruch’s team found in a group of 1,ƒ200 at-home parents, 90% of women aimed to return to the traditional workforce.
—Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
Inforum was started in 1962 by women in Metro Detroit entering the workforce to support and mentor each other.
—Carol Cain, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Kaitlyn Gomez, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
The companies that discussed AI in the context of their workforce reduced their job openings by 12% over the past year, a steeper drop than the 8% reduction seen across all companies.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
In fact, another survey commissioned by Ruch’s team found in a group of 1,ƒ200 at-home parents, 90% of women aimed to return to the traditional workforce.
—Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
Inforum was started in 1962 by women in Metro Detroit entering the workforce to support and mentor each other.
—Carol Cain, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforce
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Call it the Michael Rider effect (as Vogue’s Nicole Phelps did in our staff meeting) but nowhere is the runway-to-reality pipeline as tangible as here.—
Talia Abbas,
Vogue,
28 Feb. 2026
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But after Ambassador Graham Martin was airlifted to safety with the embassy’s American flag, the helicopter evacuation had been canceled — the result of a misunderstanding, as air staff didn’t realize a group of Marines was still waiting to be picked up.—
Harrison Smith,
Washington Post,
28 Feb. 2026
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Firefighters arrived within minutes, but due to heavy fire conditions and the home's rural location, additional assistance, including manpower and water supply, was requested.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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In New England, where manpower shortages made exclusion impractical, Black men served in militias from the 1600s onward.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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The subsequent yearslong conflict killed 179 British troops, some 4,500 American personnel and many thousands of Iraqis.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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Probably very little, outside of Webb having a more active hand in Denver’s meetings with prospects and decision-making in the Broncos’ overall utilization of personnel.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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Then German football would make better use of its talent pool again.—
Philipp Lahm,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Workforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforce. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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