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
They mentor employees, stabilize workforces, and help businesses compete for larger contracts.
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Dan Ringo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Never mind that large language models have so far proven useless at 95% of the companies that have made their workforces try to use them, researchers from MIT recently found.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Employers could also miss out on the benefits that can flow from diverse workforces, such as higher profits, innovation and creativity.
—Deborah Widiss, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
Once technology companies weed out junior roles, occupied by Gen Zers, their workforces are bound to rise in age.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
In essence, the court approved of what amounted to the INS’s reliance on racial profiling to seize entire workforces without individualized objective facts and rational inferences normally required under the Fourth Amendment for seizures of a person.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
American investors, businesses, and, just as important, their workforces and suppliers need such changes to better help the armed services.
—Gary Roughead, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
Companies like Amazon have only recently announced plans to shrink their corporate workforces in the coming years as AI tools and agents take on more tasks.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
Optimizing logistics, making sustainability a core priority, fostering resilient workforces, and leveraging AI for growth will set the stage for long-term success.
—Rhett Power, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Dan Ringo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Never mind that large language models have so far proven useless at 95% of the companies that have made their workforces try to use them, researchers from MIT recently found.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Employers could also miss out on the benefits that can flow from diverse workforces, such as higher profits, innovation and creativity.
—Deborah Widiss, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
Once technology companies weed out junior roles, occupied by Gen Zers, their workforces are bound to rise in age.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
In essence, the court approved of what amounted to the INS’s reliance on racial profiling to seize entire workforces without individualized objective facts and rational inferences normally required under the Fourth Amendment for seizures of a person.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
American investors, businesses, and, just as important, their workforces and suppliers need such changes to better help the armed services.
—Gary Roughead, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
Companies like Amazon have only recently announced plans to shrink their corporate workforces in the coming years as AI tools and agents take on more tasks.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
Optimizing logistics, making sustainability a core priority, fostering resilient workforces, and leveraging AI for growth will set the stage for long-term success.
—Rhett Power, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforces
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The top firms have staffs of several thousand employees who are expensive but have proven worthwhile.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The news and editorial staffs of Southern California News Group and The San Diego Union-Tribune had no role in this post’s preparation.—
Melanie Marshall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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As the demographics reverse, smaller labor pools are available and more creativity is needed by employers to build a team.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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How to play Mega Millions Player can pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers — five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Mall).—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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By the summer of 2022, systems like the Bayraktar TB2 became less effective as air defenses increased and commanders began spreading their forces apart.—
Joseph Nepomuceno,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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In March, Adra’s co-director on the film Hamdan Ballal was detained by Israeli forces overnight after being assaulted by settlers just after an iftar dinner during Ramadan.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Workforces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforces. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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