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
As the tech industry continues to scale AI use, some companies are hitting snags not in the technology itself, but in the human workforce developing and working alongside AI agents.
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Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Two other ships attacked by the US in the Gulf this week had Indian crew members on board — India supplies around 12% of the global merchant shipping workforce.
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J.d. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
11 June 2026
Washington keeps adopting tools that can shape, track or influence the federal workforce before Congress sets clear rules for how those tools may be used.
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Gleb Tsipursky,
Washington Post,
10 June 2026
Since January 2025, the CDC has lost just over a quarter of its federal employee workforce.
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Candice Johnson,
The Conversation,
10 June 2026
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Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Two other ships attacked by the US in the Gulf this week had Indian crew members on board — India supplies around 12% of the global merchant shipping workforce.
—
J.d. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
11 June 2026
Washington keeps adopting tools that can shape, track or influence the federal workforce before Congress sets clear rules for how those tools may be used.
—
Gleb Tsipursky,
Washington Post,
10 June 2026
Since January 2025, the CDC has lost just over a quarter of its federal employee workforce.
—
Candice Johnson,
The Conversation,
10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforce
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However, building sovereign compute is challenging, requiring significant capital, specialized maintenance staff, and long deployment times.
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The business has since expanded to three locations, where staff members serve Portuguese classics like cod fish croquettes, chourico assado—a flaming sausage dish—and octopus in garlic sauce for game days.
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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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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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“Workforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforce. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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