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manpower

[man-pou-er] / ˈmænˌpaʊ ər /
NOUN
laborers
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Would an infusion of paper money not, at least, have softened the price-chopping transition to steam from sail, to rails from horses and to machinery from manpower?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

His ideas grew more ambitious, but he didn't have the equipment, money or manpower to film them - so taught himself animation using YouTube tutorials.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Fedorov has spent much of the war promoting advanced technology, like drones, as a way to offset Ukraine's shortages in manpower, money and ammunition.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Ukraine, too, is struggling to raise enough manpower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Campbell could not disagree with Europeans’ condescending view of American science as a backwater rich in money and manpower but poor in theoretical understanding.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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