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personnel

[pur-suh-nel] / ˌpɜr səˈnɛl /


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More than two dozen personnel with the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a report of a hiker in grave medical condition off Nichols Canyon Road near Hollywood Boulevard shortly before 7 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Even with "a substantial apprenticeship programme", he said his company could not train everyone they needed, and would need to turn to France, Germany or Poland to find personnel.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Because California postmarks mail-in ballots up to Election Day and allows them a full week to arrive to ensure every single vote — including overseas military personnel — is counted, the process takes time.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Further tributes have been paid following the deaths of three Royal Navy personnel who were killed in a helicopter training crash.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

“Code blue. All available personnel to room 310. Code blue.”

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




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