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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 program, which has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, prepares students to enter the workforce faster than a four-year program would. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025 Together, the equates to about 8% of the retailer’s workforce. Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025 As of October, over 211,000 civil servants have left the federal workforce, according to the latest data from the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service. William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025 The strategic workforce planning tool was launched in conjunction with Dayforce’s acquisition of Agentnoon, a platform company in that space. Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for workforce
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Noun
  • Flip Putthoff is a staff photographer and outdoors reporter.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The trials were conducted by BAE Systems and the ship’s staff, and activity was monitored by SDA and Ministry of Defence naval architects and overseers.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Reuters But the group will have little trouble reconstituting its manpower, Eiland said, and security officials believe Hamas has been recruiting new fighters throughout the war even under fire.
    Matt Bradley, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Given the crises of manpower, resources and morale looming over Ukraine in May, this is startling, and potentially flips the dynamics of the months ahead.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For his part, Elliott has impressed Villa personnel with his attitude and application, which chimes with Emery’s coaching staff’s uber-meticulous professional standards.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The infant was found in good health and immediately cared for by on-duty fire fighters and emergency medical personnel.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Co-founded in 2004 by Vanessa Branson (sister to Richard Branson) and business partner Howell James, El Fenn, with its over-the-top rooms, sparkling pools, and signature red-and-white umbrellas, might be one of the most Instagrammed hotels in the world.
    Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Amber Smith and her husband, Granger Smith, lived every parent’s worst nightmare in 2019 when their 3-year-old son, River, drowned in the family’s backyard pool.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Workforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforce. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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