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[em-ploi] / ɛmˈplɔɪ /




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Radev said that, following the latest incident, Bulgaria had boosted its surveillance and would redeploy troops and soldiers to the borders to detect drones and employ anti-drone measures.

From Barron's Aug. 8, 2026

Starting a year ago, the court itself began to employ the term biological sex in equal-protection decisions in which transgender claimants challenged laws imposing requirements for gender-affirming care, passport identification, and participation in sports.

From Slate Aug. 7, 2026

It has also pledged to restart a tin mill on the site that will employ 225 workers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Mike Casey, an adviser in Alexandria, Va., has had many clients employ this conversion strategy, mostly because they already had significant savings and knew more work was coming.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

The groups abroad that provide these after-hours readings are called “Nighthawks” by the American radiologists that employ them.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

In federal filings, the nonprofit says it runs 16 facilities in L.A. and Orange counties and employs about 170 people.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

The company, which employs nearly 14,000 people in the UK, confirmed plans to move further away from clean energy, revealing plans to sell off its US renewable natural gas business Archaea.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Steel, recently acquired by Japan’s Nippon Steel, has begun investing $950 million to upgrade the Gary mill, which employs about 4,300 people.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Wildberries - often described as Russia's Amazon - employs some 48,000 people.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

No doubt the old lady employs people who work on it constantly, a queen’s army of worker bees.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

Teams of human moderators once employed by all the major platforms have been gutted.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

He obtained a college degree, is employed as a drug counselor, and still finds time to give back to the people through his illustrations.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

That refers to systematic strategies employed by hedge funds and other big investors automatically buying when volatility is down.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

The family owned vineyards and rental properties and employed multiple servants.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

“So what methods of truth-seeking are employed in Steve’s narrative? Mr. Lamar?”

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone

Hartzmark’s research shows that funds employing aggressive yield strategies attract heavy inflows despite delivering lower total returns, higher turnover and inflated fees.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Fines are already being imposed on organisations found to be in breach of immigration laws, with one council fined £45,000 for employing one illegal worker in June.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

It serves children and adults alike, coaching parents on reaching their goals, connecting them with services and even employing them.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

This week it expanded its Trusted Employer Scheme that fast-tracks worker visas for companies that meet requirements including predominantly employing South Africans, investing in skills development and operating in priority sectors.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

The principal players, meantime, rehearsed Hamlet endlessly, employing a slightly different version each day, as Mr. Shakespeare deleted or added passages to suit the fancy of the master of revels.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood




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