head count

Example Sentences

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Meta’s head count crept up some following the company’s “year of efficiency” cuts in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

The layoffs work out to about 8,000 people based on the company’s latest head count of 78,865 as of Dec. 31.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

“So at this point, head count reductions are an opportunity to realize those savings and support the bottom line.”

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Electric Boat’s head count has steadily climbed over the past decade after the government in 2010 approved plans to build two nuclear-powered submarines a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Several of the fathers huddled together, discussing their flight plans, while the mothers took a head count.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown