employ
Example Sentences
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It made him the richest person in Catalonia and Mango has since grown to employ more than 16,000 people, generating turnover of €3.3bn in 2024.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Mr. Preston, a former housing and urban development secretary, notes: “A significant percentage of the people that we employ have either a disability or some other kind of challenge.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Druckenmiller did not just employ the next Fed chair.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, meanwhile, became the first in California to employ the device, equipping two vehicles by mid-2025 and adding another eight vehicles six months later.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
We train ecologists in our universities and even employ them in our governmental agencies but we seldom take their advice.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
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