employed

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On Tuesday, the Navy employed a remotely piloted drone boat from defense company Saronic to rescue the crew of an Apache helicopter struck near the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

He also said it was the goal of the Herbst and Primm families to try to keep all workers who received a termination notice employed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The agency maintained networks of contractors and subcontractors, often smaller local groups that employed local community members.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

“If somebody who did gig work was still more likely to be employed after school, there is not really a value judgment between different types of employment,” she told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

He informed me I was now employed by something called the Government Code and Cypher School.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin