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
Losing Californians to other states because of the high cost of living and housing supply is going to negatively affect the future workforce, Myers said.
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
That’s the human factor, supercharged by the new sorcerers, who enable and promote new skills across the workforce.
—Bipul Sinha, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
This $20 million agreement will kick off efforts in research and workforce training, providing students and researchers with hands-on experience with transformative technology.
—Sophie Pendrill, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
There are many reasons in recent history for Illinois’ economic struggles, but the quality of our workforce hasn’t been and isn’t one of them.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
That’s the human factor, supercharged by the new sorcerers, who enable and promote new skills across the workforce.
—Bipul Sinha, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
This $20 million agreement will kick off efforts in research and workforce training, providing students and researchers with hands-on experience with transformative technology.
—Sophie Pendrill, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
There are many reasons in recent history for Illinois’ economic struggles, but the quality of our workforce hasn’t been and isn’t one of them.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforce
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Labor secretary's staff members probed A member of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer's security detail with whom she has been accused of having a romantic relationship has been placed on administrative leave during a misconduct investigation, two people familiar with the matter said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
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But since then Boston has loaded up, with Garrett Crochet, Ranger Suarez, Sonny Gray and Bello expected to lead a staff that could rank among the game’s elite.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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In its early years, the Guardians organized for improved working conditions that included salary, equipment, greater manpower, fostering better relationships between the community and the police, and access to advancement opportunities within the department.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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All of the agencies listed poured many hours of manpower, involving many resources in the hope of positive outcome.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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Agency personnel began firing about five seconds after the agent yelled about Pretti’s gun, the report notes.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 2026
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Security personnel grabbed the man, who was led out of the room in handcuffs, while other staff tried to get Omar to leave.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Like the neighborhood kids playing at the community pool, also from his 1975 series, a stop-you-in-your-tracks, sincere, insightful, nostalgic slice of life from before kids were on their devices all day, kids turned loose by parents to have fun and make friends IRL.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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With the shot clock running down, Franklin passed the ball from the near mid-pool to Franklin positioned in front of the Beckman goal.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Workforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforce. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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