head count

Example Sentences

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The tax collector’s head count is much lower than it was a year ago.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

If they do cut back, businesses that depend on that spending could reduce hours and head count.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

That strategy is at risk, as AI reduces the need for the growth of employee head count in many areas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Services-oriented businesses also trimmed head count to offset higher costs, S&P found, leading to the first reduction in employment in over a year.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

When the guards came through for the next head count, the prisoners would have bad headaches but not much to tell.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo