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staff

[staf, stahf] / stæf, stɑf /




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The road’s opening resulted in a near doubling of total cars visiting the park in just one year, park staff said in an Instagram post.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Lucy wasn't just staff, Lucy was a member of our extended family and was treasured by us, our customers and her colleagues, many of whom became her close friends.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

He also directed his staff to use software to surveil the work of employees, sometimes seeking to track keystrokes—which can show draft versions of written material—others said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

This spring, DRL staff were initially told to begin the process of awarding funds to Lex Libertas, a South African organization founded by a prominent member of the nation’s white Afrikaner movement.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

“By 1833 the hired staff was hardly more than one-third of the 1830 count, the balance being made up by slaves from the Hermitage.”

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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

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

And long before that, Carroll and Kiffin’s father, renowned defensive coach Monte Kiffin, worked together on several coaching staffs at the college and NFL levels.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 1, 2025

Jill Biden was, too, as were a number of senior women from both the East and the West Wing staffs.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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

Four brothers took their exercise together every day, fighting with staves and wooden shields in the Flowstone Yard.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

They are usually staffed by lifelong public servants who, in an ideal world, are focused solely on making sure government officials properly use their taxpayer-funded budgets and legal authority.

From Slate Jul. 15, 2026

Ultimately, many youth workers say, the benefit of youth clubs is that they are usually staffed by people with deep roots in their communities - in contrast to solutions imposed externally.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

With the changes, MS NOW will still have 20 hours of live programming each weekend and will be staffed to handle breaking news.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

It also highlighted a conflict of interest: Because Mr. Stein staffed both the city department and the union, lifeguards seeking help from the union might find that their managers were the ones handling their grievances.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

They will take me to the Children’s Aid Society, a place staffed by friendly social workers who keep the children in their care warm and dry and fed.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

Ranchers in the U.S., which exported $9.3 billion in beef and beef products in 2025, say those staffing cuts could threaten their bottom lines.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

To help fill the staffing gap, the FAA said it expects five supervisors and, by the end of July, four trainees to be qualified to help manage traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department was working Tuesday to get approval from the state to augment staffing and pre-deploy resources, said Mike Gray, a public information officer.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Since then, the FAA has been able to buttress staffing levels.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Howard worked at Clovis for four years, each time staffing the field crews with a mix of sunburned locals in boots and jeans and well-tailored Ivy League college students on vacation.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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