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staff

[staf, stahf] / stæf, stɑf /




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This can also prevent women from accessing help from doctors for their babies, a problem which Quiñonez says is compounded when they're faced by sometimes ill-informed and judgmental health staff.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

For six months, Kidango staff worked to renovate Toyon Early Learning Center in San José for the launch of its first classrooms in March.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

The fast-food chain said changes to its McValue discount menu had led to confusion for customers and restaurant staff.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

According to anonymous sources, Paoletta “almost lost his job” because the memo—his handiwork—was published without any consultation with the president’s staff.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

Lincoln carried her briefcase to the West Wing, a separate building begun by Teddy Roosevelt in 1902 when the White House ran out of room for staff.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

These AI-native companies have tiny staffs and fewer bosses.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

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

After spending the next decade-plus as an assistant on a variety of coaching staffs, including at Miami and Syracuse, Orgeron joined USC coach Paul Hackett’s staff as the defensive line coach.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

All three of Maye, Lawrence and Williams saw their fortunes improve with new coaching staffs that oversaw rapid turnarounds.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 5, 2026

And she vaulted up and forward on her staffs fulcrum, sprinting away into the green.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

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

These staves he spoke, yet he laughed as he said them.

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

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

“The positive part of AI is that it’s pushing a lot of people to call our helpline directly”—one staffed by licensed human therapists.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

The BBC understands Ahmed left prison on Thursday and is now in 24-hour staffed accommodation, wearing a GPS electronically monitored tag.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

Her father, Matthäus Merian the Elder, ran a thriving Frankfurt publishing shop, staffed by Maria’s older half brothers and sisters from an earlier marriage.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

The officials also reportedly said the agreement included a "service fee" to cover the environmental impact, security and staffing.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

He’s the employee,’” says Clark, who is chief operating officer of a Fairbanks, Alaska-based staffing firm.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

If police departments can find the staffing to sustain it, podcasting could help in both recruitment and staff retention, says Janice Iwama, associate professor in American University's department of justice, law and criminology.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Anandkumar said the facility “does not appear to have adequate staffing, stable on-site management, sufficient clinical and operational oversight, or an effective quality assurance process to identify and promptly address care-related problems.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 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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