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human resources

[hyoo-muhn ree-sawr-sis, ree-zawr-siz, yoo-muhn] / ˈhju mən ˈri sɔr sɪs, ˈri zɔr sɪz, ˈju mən /
NOUN
employment recruiting and management
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Teams fully in the program include gaming, Windows, Copilot, human resources and finance.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

The news comes as other parts of Disney, including its human resources and technology teams, have been affected by layoffs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Many try three of the steps, then give up, Steve said, often because the top boss has delegated the project to, say, someone in human resources.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The cuts - the steepest since 2022 - will mainly affect its human resources, legal, product and technology teams and equates to around 6% of its total workforce.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

I did not know anyone—besides the human resources manager at my father's work—who had one car, let alone three.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda


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