manpower

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It’s thanks to an edge in using drones, thousands of which are manufactured daily, that Ukrainian forces have been able to offset Russia’s manpower advantage.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

But it isn’t only Ukraine that has manpower problems.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

He talks, at length, about another priority: reducing Russia's advantage in terms of manpower.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

"They don't have the manpower to get her out," the woman says.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Not only did all those police act as a deterrent, but they also provided the manpower to imprison criminals who might have otherwise gone uncaught.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt