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staff

[staf, stahf] / stæf, stɑf /




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Times editorial library director Cary Shcneider and staff writer Hannah Fry contributed to this report.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

In June, Cambridge University Hospitals said it was investigating after the medical records of a three-year-old boy hurt in a crocodile pit were accessed by around 40 members of hospital staff.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Kennedy herself had been associated with Cadiz since before she became chief of staff to former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2005.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Assistant coach Alberto Encinas specialises in technical development, while Sebastian 'Sebas' Parrilla is Alonso's right-hand man and the most experienced member of the coaching staff.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

“My staff can take care of that,” she said.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Those cuts included eliminating open positions, resulting in smaller staffs.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 2026

He helps decide who staffs agencies, what gets funded, which direction the country points in when it comes to research.

From Slate Jan. 20, 2026

These funds-of-funds typically employ large staffs to rigorously analyze the track record of other hedge funds in hopes of identifying those with the greatest probability of producing impressive future returns.

From MarketWatch Dec. 22, 2025

If only their staffs would heed the call.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2025

The white of House Stark was seen everywhere, the grey direwolves seeming to run and leap as the banners swirled and streamed from the high staffs.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

For many Americans taking a weight-loss drug, Thanksgiving presents a conundrum: Take the weekly dose that staves off hunger, or push it off so they can feast?

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 26, 2025

"In our model, the barrel staves spread out in steps," he says, "each step representing a new limiting factor that becomes active as the cell grows faster."

From Science Daily Nov. 11, 2025

France's Emmanuel Macron was on Friday due to pick a head of government tasked with pulling the country out of a political gridlock, in a move that staves off fresh elections for now.

From Barron's Oct. 10, 2025

However, that only staves off the pressure for a moment as the kick fails to make touch and Ireland are on the front foot again.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2024

Already, apart from many younger lads, more than a hundred sturdy hobbits were assembled with axes, and heavy hammers, and long knives, and stout staves; and a few had hunting-bows.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

After leaving prison, Ahmed was sent to 24-hour staffed accommodation and fitted with a GPS electronically monitored tag.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

It says China's chemical industry is "massive", with 160,000 companies, and despite steps by authorities to implement controls, oversight is "insufficiently staffed and equipped".

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

The Olympics will also be staffed by thousands of officers from agencies from across the state.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Supporters of the reform say it would create nimble police forces that are more easily held accountable and staffed by locals who know the terrain.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

“But Pole Star has almost half its crew staffed with augments.”

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

Martin O’Malley, who served as Social Security commissioner under the Biden administration, said the staffing issues and long wait times may discourage people from applying.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Closing the gap without cutting pay would theoretically reduce staffing by 50,000, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

The agency still has its eyes on Salmonella and a form of E. coli, but due to an onslaught of funding cuts and staffing shortages, it has had to shift priorities.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

But the district has not adjusted its staffing to match, the letter says.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

As she commenced cardiopulmonary resuscitation, she yelled for Dr. Larry Silver, one of the volunteers staffing the HRA clinic, who was in the next room.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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