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"Bastar is now Naxal-free," Shah told the parliament during a 90-minute speech detailing the history and tactics employed by security forces to end the insurgency.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Another strategy Desai said the theater company has employed is heavy investment in new works development, particularly new musical development.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

In the late 1960s Bell Labs employed about 15,000 researchers, technicians and support staff; in the early 1980s, the number had grown to about 25,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

An obscure government data series that tracks the amount of leverage employed by different categories of hedge funds — including trendy “multi-strat” funds known as “pod shops” — may offer more insight.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

The forbidding complex of twenty buildings employed 7,000 people; by some estimates, the Stasi archives contained more than one billion documents describing the vast network of spies and informers cultivated over four decades.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau