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 There could also be longstanding impacts on the workforce due to today’s COLA. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 More than 1,000 of Kaiser’s current workforce also volunteered to be reassigned to work in strike locations. Pat Maio, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025 But the safety net that surrounds him has holes in it and Mike finds entering the workforce to present its own challenges. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025 Another $9 million was slated for clean energy workforce development training. Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 16 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, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The second challenge is building trust with her new staff.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The manpower shortages compelled the War Department not only to rethink its policy of barring Black GIs from combat, but to cut back the number of servicemen stationed stateside, retaining only those disqualified for overseas duty by age or physical condition.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Most of them contributed manpower to the event with concession staffing and other volunteer roles.
    Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Rotating personnel has certainly not helped, but the international break will have allowed Slot to assess where his side can improve defensively.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The other two charges involved personnel actions.
    Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Many of the rentals also feature pools, adding an extra element of interest, and pet-friendly accommodations welcome the furriest guests.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The modern space, with six pools, three saunas, a steam room, and café, attracts a scene, especially on a Friday night.
    Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Workforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforce. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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