as in staff
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 workforce
Population reduction is not economically desirable as the workforce decreases from people moving away, birth rate decline and the baby boomer generation retiring.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration is working to shrink the size of the federal workforce with mass layoffs, which are facing legal challenges.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
The administration slashed about 50% of the department's workforce as part of President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon's strategy to abolish the department and send education decisions to the states.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025
As a result, the top motivation of participants at the demonstration was the federal workforce reduction and the federal funding freeze, at 81 percent.
—Dana R. Fisher, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration is working to shrink the size of the federal workforce with mass layoffs, which are facing legal challenges.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
The administration slashed about 50% of the department's workforce as part of President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon's strategy to abolish the department and send education decisions to the states.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025
As a result, the top motivation of participants at the demonstration was the federal workforce reduction and the federal funding freeze, at 81 percent.
—Dana R. Fisher, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforce
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Foster certainly replenished his coaching staff, hiring nine new assistants, including hotshot offensive coordinator Tino Sunseri.—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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The emails, sent to personal accounts because most staff members had lost access to the organization's system, began going out about 9 p.m. Friday, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of fear of reprisal.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Mar. 2025
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The victims from the country’s north were killed in the Uromi area of Edo State after being stopped by local security personnel.—
Dyepkazah Shibayan,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, zero-touch provisioning eliminates the need for IT personnel to be physically present at edge locations, allowing organizations to remotely deploy, monitor, and manage the lifecycle of edge compute infrastructure.—
Chhandomay Mandal,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Stock up on cute pool floats, or find an inflatable pool that’s big enough for a crowd.—
Maggie Griswold,
StyleCaster,
1 Apr. 2025
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Perched on the edge of a craggy cliff overlooking the fields and forests of the Cumberland Plateau, the resort opened in May 2024 and offers multiple dining options, an award-winning golf course, a pool and pool bar, and its tranquil spa.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Workforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforce. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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