as in staffs
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 workforces
Aging populations, multilingual workforces, hearing differences, cognitive diversity, changing communication preferences, and evolving customer expectations are now part of the operating environment for nearly every business.
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Bill Schiffmiller,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The pay ratio figures show the gap between CEOs and their workforces has widened every year since 2022.
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Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
Bana worries about businesses replicating their current workforces, and missing out on employees who might break them out of groupthink and expand their ambitions.
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Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
2 June 2026
India has one of the world's largest merchant navy workforces, with thousands of Indian sailors operating in Gulf shipping lanes.
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CBS News,
27 May 2026
As workforces navigate feeling both empowered and intimidated by the rise of AI, the onus is on leaders to equip their teams to forge the new era of work.
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Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
Mobility and robotic workforces are fundamental to establishing a permanent human presence in space plus the creation of an entirely new era of the space economy, and that’s where Lunar Outpost will continue to lead.
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Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
22 May 2026
In four years, many employers could have agentic workforces embedded across nearly every function.
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Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
And as banks expanded, the law and professional service firms that worked alongside them also grew, with many of the largest doubling their workforces by the end of the 1980s.
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Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
Bill Schiffmiller,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The pay ratio figures show the gap between CEOs and their workforces has widened every year since 2022.
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Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
Bana worries about businesses replicating their current workforces, and missing out on employees who might break them out of groupthink and expand their ambitions.
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Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
2 June 2026
India has one of the world's largest merchant navy workforces, with thousands of Indian sailors operating in Gulf shipping lanes.
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CBS News,
27 May 2026
As workforces navigate feeling both empowered and intimidated by the rise of AI, the onus is on leaders to equip their teams to forge the new era of work.
—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
Mobility and robotic workforces are fundamental to establishing a permanent human presence in space plus the creation of an entirely new era of the space economy, and that’s where Lunar Outpost will continue to lead.
—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
22 May 2026
In four years, many employers could have agentic workforces embedded across nearly every function.
—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
And as banks expanded, the law and professional service firms that worked alongside them also grew, with many of the largest doubling their workforces by the end of the 1980s.
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Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforces
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Hire new staffs for training and development, scouting, strength and conditioning.
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The news and editorial staffs of the Sun Sentinel had no role in this post’s preparation.
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At the time, Thunder Island featured eight water slides, five pools, three go-kart ride configurations, a zipline, and a miniature golf course.
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In areas with valleys or basins, cooler and denser air drains downhill and pools in low spots overnight, a process known as cold-air pooling.
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There are fewer opportunities for younger workers to find mentors and soak up knowledge.
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The sheriff's office says a preliminary investigation found that workers were installing underground tanks.
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These examples echo views presented by analysts that making employees redundant while using more AI may not necessarily offer the best route to business growth.
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Instead of pushing for forced, highly technical retraining, leaders should leverage this systemic knowledge by empowering legacy employees to use agentic AI as a data translation layer.
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“Workforces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforces. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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