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hire

[hahyuhr] / haɪər /


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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

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

Matchroom chairman Eddie Hearn claimed "the cost of hire, the cost of everything involved with the event is three times nearly more than staging it at Wembley Stadium".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Meta plans to reduce its workforce by roughly 10% while expanding investment in AI and scrapping plans to hire for thousands of positions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

“I can hire a buggy on my own and spare you the trouble.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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