hire

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“The executive pay initiative would, I hope, be used to hire staff and to actually provide better resources for our patients,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

But ultimately, the company expects to hire fewer drivers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Plans had been launched to hire 10,000 inspectors to crackdown on such businesses and those found guilty would fail tougher penalties "including imprisonment", he said.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

It was among the first bands to hire Bill Whitten to create costumes mixing the iconography of ancient Egypt with Afrofuturism.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Oppenheimer had a nepotism rule, however; if Lillian and Elliot wanted to hire their son, they had to pay his salary for the first year, while others determined if he was worth paying at all.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis