workforces

plural of workforce

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Recent Examples of workforces Regional industry networks would combine technology and talent to create more agile workforces, new capabilities, lines of business, and growing market shares. — Byron Auguste, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026 The agriculture industry needs a flexible visa program that addresses both seasonal and year-round workforces. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 The remarks show that policymakers are moving from debating whether AI will disrupt jobs to deciding how to cushion the fallout, at a time when rapidly aging populations, particularly in Asia, already threaten to shrink workforces. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026 Throughout the world, rapidly aging countries have resorted to foreign labor to fill jobs left vacant by shrinking workforces and to care for surging elderly populations. — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026 The most urgent demand is coming from industrial sectors facing aging workforces and persistent labor shortages. — Artem Sokolov, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 There’s a chance this doesn’t resolve at all until next spring or beyond, leaving two major Hollywood studios’ workforces, at just about every level of the pecking order, in limbo, wondering whether they’ll be canned in a few months. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 Now, advanced and sophisticated products are helping growing companies extend the impact of their existing workforces in ways that previously weren’t realistically attainable. — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforces
Noun
  • Spotters then have a direct line to reach team medical staffs at games.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The team that finished 24th in the league in runs scored, exploding for seven runs in game one of the ALCS against one of the best pitching staffs in baseball.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Some employees live in dorms on site, and all of them have easy access to pools and fitness centers.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The 19 new rooms and suites—each with their own private plunge pools—are spread across three floors that overlook a new adults-only pool and wellness area.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Conflict-of-interest rules may bar some workers and their families from holding certain stocks; the Treasury has moved to ban ESG funds from accounts, but there’s no way for people to keep certain stocks out of their kids’ accounts.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • His father, Amin Mia, 26, said no health workers came to their remote village in Sylhet to offer vaccinations in time.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The program—announced at the Ai Everything conference in the capital–will give government employees hands-on experience with tools such as ChatGPT, Codex, and Microsoft 365 Copilot.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Keith David, Macon Blair, Killer Mike, Cody Lightning, Siena East, and Michael Hitchcock all return as some of Lee’s Tulsa-area buddies, employees, and resentful acquaintances.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

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“Workforces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforces. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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