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[staf, stahf] / stæf, stɑf /




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“The practice of filming staff on Capitol Hill did not originate with me,” Ms. Townsend said in a written statement, defending the practice as “legitimate” reporting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

He says one member of staff on duty on the night of the incident has been sacked while four others are now under investigation by the Trust.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Times staff writer James Queally and City News Service contributed to this report.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Abou Raoui said the education sector employs nearly half a million teachers and administrative staff, adding that it was the first time a strike of this kind had attracted such broad support.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

With Indigenous people from seemingly all over the place— repping hints of their different tribal affiliations in subtle ways—he had hoped to catch someone on staff who was also Native.

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

The position was created by statute in the 1800s; the marshal serves as the chief of police for the court, attends each court session, and handles ministerial duties, like paying the justices and their staffs.

From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026

But small businesses, which had cut roles on net in November, grew their staffs last month, putting private-sector jobs in positive territory overall, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 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

Their careers would cross paths from 1984-90 on the coaching staffs of the Buffalo Bills, Minnesota Vikings and New York Jets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025

The staffs insouciance may have reflected the infrequency of acute injuries.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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

It means not all the cuts will go ahead and it staves off effective bankruptcy, but it also saddles Havering with high debt repayments for the next 20 years.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2024

The defenders followed the two rats closely, menacing them with staves.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

The team, which is staffed 24 hours a day, shared the man's posts with five police stations in Huangshi.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

He began opening small nurseries, staffed by volunteers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Some diners have been defecting to competitors like Chick-fil-A, which are known for heavily staffed, attentive service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

A China-based app studio built a network of more than 20 dating apps that claimed to be staffed by real people but were secretly run by Claude.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Teller saw the lab as a reflection of his own brimming self-esteem—as a huge laboratory staffed with name physicists working in lockstep according to his handcrafted research strategy.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Backers said it could be a lifeline to local news organizations, many of which have struggled to maintain staffing levels over the past two decades.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

The company, he said, also invested in staffing and infrastructure at that time, when growth expectations were higher.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

“Allowing the outside organizer to retain control over ticketing limited UVU’s ability to obtain reliable attendance projections, monitor crowd-growth expectations and align staffing and security resources with anticipated attendance,” the report said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey called for an increase in staffing on public transport, including an end to lone working, to combat the problem.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

“I remember seeing Harry Glicken curled up in a dark corner at the Vancouver headquarters,” said Brugman who was still staffing the phones late that day.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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