as in staff
a body of persons at work or available for work
we finally have enough personnel to start that big project
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Every different type of building and use case adds to the complexity of making sure a wide variety of users—including owners, residents, visitors and delivery personnel—can enter and leave these spaces easily and safely.
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Ram Nikhil Dodda, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Concrete Leveling Systems plans to enhance internal controls over financial reporting, including appointing additional personnel and adopting a whistleblower policy.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
National parks and forests lost essential personnel with many crews cut down to half, leaving critical tasks unmanageable.
—Dua Anjum, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
Of the federal government’s roughly 2.4 million person workforce, excluding military personnel, just over 1 million responded to DOGE’s previous email demand.
—Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Mar. 2025
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Ram Nikhil Dodda, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Concrete Leveling Systems plans to enhance internal controls over financial reporting, including appointing additional personnel and adopting a whistleblower policy.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
National parks and forests lost essential personnel with many crews cut down to half, leaving critical tasks unmanageable.
—Dua Anjum, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
Of the federal government’s roughly 2.4 million person workforce, excluding military personnel, just over 1 million responded to DOGE’s previous email demand.
—Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Personnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personnel. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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