workforces

plural of workforce

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of workforces These measures are particularly important especially for Asia’s large outdoor and operational workforces. — Mitch New, Fortune, 30 Sep. 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 The trend toward rewarding strong individual performers within a business marks a shift away from companies spreading pay hikes evenly across their workforces. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 Some firms appear to be increasing output without expanding their workforces at the same rate as before. — Felysha Walker, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforces
Noun
  • Both coaching staffs believed their teams were prepared for a four-quarter battle.
    — Abbygail Granados, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Most of the coaches believe too many staffs rely on rankings and offer lists.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Clever planning, fresh interior design, private courtyards, and infinity-edge plunge pools make the property feel modern—yet totally at home in Ubud.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In the world of Dune, the suit transforms the sweat into drinking water; but in the Mexican desert, the sweat just pools, sticks to my skin and runs down my arms.
    — Kyle Maclachlan, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Conrad has done an outstanding job of pulling together a team of local workers at all levels of the business.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • During the boom years of the reform era, from 1978 to the early 2000s, China was a country of productive workers.
    — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Two employees alleged that SKDK, a public affairs firm first hired by UCLA amid turmoil during pro-Palestinian protests, was used to pitch news coverage of Osako’s 2024 reappointment.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Eiffel Tower workers protested with a one-day strike after tower management allegedly replaced some women employees for the duration of a 20-minute visit by monks from the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, or BAPS.
    — Bhakti Mamtora, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Workforces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforces. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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