manpower

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Russia, whose battlefield advances have slowed since last year, has paid a high price in manpower for relatively small territorial gains.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Ukraine, too, is struggling to raise enough manpower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

The Germans no longer had the manpower to make up for their losses, while more and more Allied divisions were moving up to the frontlines.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman