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HR

[aych-ahr] / ˈeɪtʃˈɑr /
NOUN
human resources
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The layoffs, announced last week, are expected to impact around 1,000 positions in Netflix’s product, tech, legal, and HR teams.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

After returning to the MoD in an HR role, then moving to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to work on the Olympics, Jackson left the Civil Service and worked for the Samaritans.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

At Sorkin’s version of the Wall Street Journal, everyone up and down the masthead — editors, writers, even interns — insults each other with such relish that someone should be written up by HR.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

"The world has gone mad," pharmacist and director of 24 HR Pharmacy, Sehar Shahid says.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

“Your first technical support shift begins in seven hours,” the HR computer droned softly in my ear.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline


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