personnel

Example Sentences

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The tribe expects its state funding will be gone by the end of June, and is already laying off personnel from work that tribal leaders hoped would help employ tribal members long term.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Washington has more than 76,000 military personnel stationed across Europe and uses its European bases as a staging ground for operations around the world.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

It can also suggest the level of force to use based on the availability of personnel and military hardware, such as aircraft.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The U.S. is said to have about 50,000 military personnel in the area around Iran—about 10,000 more than there were before the war started.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Since the job never appeared in her personnel file, she must have turned it down.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield