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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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