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.
—
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.
—
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.
—
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.
—
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforces
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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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Getty Images The Philadelphia Phillies have spent the last several seasons building one of the deepest pitching staffs in the National League.
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Each ticket costs $5, and players may 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 Ball) - or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.
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Longer gaps between disclosures could allow larger pools of uncertainty to accumulate beneath the surface, producing fewer but more severe repricing events when conditions finally become visible to markets.
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Before every World Cup game, event workers unfurl a giant version of each country's flag on the field.
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Progressives cite its emphasis on the dignity of work and workers, and on the need for government to regulate working conditions that threaten this dignity.
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Earlier this month, Anthropic disabled customer access to both Mythos and Fable to comply with the US government’s order to suspend all use by foreign nationals — including Anthropic employees themselves.
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One of the options presented must be placing a premium on companies with at least 250 employees, who don’t offer health coverage, to offset the cost to taxpayers for having their workers enrolled in Medi-Cal, according to the deal.
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“Workforces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforces. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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