employ

Example Sentences

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Yet, despite demanding exorbitant capital, these industries don’t actually employ that many people.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Manufacturers no longer play an outsized role in the U.S. economy, but they still employ about 13 million people.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Most AI models are written with a 16-bit level of precision, although some approaches employ 4-bits or fewer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Cardrooms had since sidestepped the ban by giving players the option to take turns dealing the game and relying on third-party businesses to employ people who act as bankers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

In other words, the social procedures we have for establishing certain types of fact cannot be justified, but they are successful, they pay, and this is why we employ them.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton