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
Farms, hotels and restaurants press Trump to exempt their businesses from immigration raids
As confusion swirls around whether Trump will exempt farms and other businesses from immigration raids, businesses are emphasizing the importance of their immigrant workforce.
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Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
The layoffs and accusations of government inefficiency have, in some federal worker's eyes, led to a culture where the federal workforce is undervalued.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Cuts to the federal workforce under Kennedy's watch have hobbled NIOSH, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, which responds to toxic chemicals and pollutants in the workplace.
—Will Stone, NPR, 18 June 2025
The most consequential of the June 17 primary races center around who will be the next governor of the Old Dominion, a state that has seen its share of the federal government workforce shrink at the hands of Trump and former DOGE leader Elon Musk.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 18 June 2025
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Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
The layoffs and accusations of government inefficiency have, in some federal worker's eyes, led to a culture where the federal workforce is undervalued.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Cuts to the federal workforce under Kennedy's watch have hobbled NIOSH, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, which responds to toxic chemicals and pollutants in the workplace.
—Will Stone, NPR, 18 June 2025
The most consequential of the June 17 primary races center around who will be the next governor of the Old Dominion, a state that has seen its share of the federal government workforce shrink at the hands of Trump and former DOGE leader Elon Musk.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforce
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Virtually the entire Indiana playing, coaching and medical staff surrounded him on the court once he got hurt.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
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And she’s frustrated by the board’s apparent focus on the past, including in the board’s request to former staff and board members to preserve documentation from their time working at Pride.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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News of a personnel change at the top has caused shares in housebuilder Berkeley Group to sink in end-of-week trading.—
Royston Wild,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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In addition, 13,500 U.S. troops are stationed across five bases in Kuwait; 9,000 military and civilian personnel are at the Navy’s Fifth Fleet headquarters in Manama, Bahrain; and hundreds more troops are placed elsewhere on bases run by Jordan, Syria and Oman.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
20 June 2025
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The collapse could have been triggered by failure of a slab-column connection in the pool deck, where the structural design did not meet building code standards.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
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Higher mortgage rates, which shot over 7% in April and have settled back just under that mark since then, are keeping potential monthly payments near generational highs and pricing out significant pools of buyers, especially first-timers.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
24 June 2025
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“Workforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforce. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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