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
The firings and slashed funding impacted organizations like Sacramento’s Improve Your Tomorrow, which mentors young men of color and prepares them for higher education and joining the workforce.
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Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
Citi announced a broader plan last year to reduce its workforce by 10%, or about 20,000 employees globally.
—Ali McCadden, CNBC, 5 June 2025
The company had about 108,000 employees as of June 30, 2024, and said the job cuts would account for roughly 15% of its non-manufacturing workforce.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Citing his mission as one of fiscal discipline, Musk has led the DOGE effort to eliminate certain federal offices, slash regulations and rapidly cut down the federal workforce, while reprogramming or removing some government websites, software and systems.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 28 May 2025
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Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
Citi announced a broader plan last year to reduce its workforce by 10%, or about 20,000 employees globally.
—Ali McCadden, CNBC, 5 June 2025
The company had about 108,000 employees as of June 30, 2024, and said the job cuts would account for roughly 15% of its non-manufacturing workforce.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Citing his mission as one of fiscal discipline, Musk has led the DOGE effort to eliminate certain federal offices, slash regulations and rapidly cut down the federal workforce, while reprogramming or removing some government websites, software and systems.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforce
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That lineup will go up against a pitching staff that is not at full strength, as L.A. starters Tyler Glasnow, Roki Sasaki and Blake Snell – the latter two being of interest to the Yankees this past offseason – are on the injured list.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2025
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Roberto Bergersen joined the Boise State staff in April 2022.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
29 May 2025
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Judges Bossa and Ibanez Carranza ruled to authorize the ICC’s investigation against U.S. personnel in Afghanistan.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Jarmond said there would be no staffing cuts, but some personnel might be reassigned to better serve the athletic department.—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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Break up the set entirely by pairing the top with linen trousers or the shorts with a button-down for lounging by the pool.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2025
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From an initial pool of 51 candidate variants, the scientists narrowed it down to three genes, only one of which was likely to play any role in gene regulation: Arhgap36.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 May 2025
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“Workforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforce. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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