employ
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And where I’ve chosen to begin is Boston, which has more than 18,000 small businesses that employ 127,000 people and generate close to $28 billion each year, according to the city’s official data from 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Phoenix was the first police agency to employ the system in 2018.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Sheerness Port - which imports large numbers of cars and fresh fruit - does employ hundreds of people, yet it once employed thousands.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
The Pentagon said its agreements allow it to employ those companies’ technologies for “lawful operational use.”
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
“Yes, of friends,” I answered rather hesitatingly: for I knew I meant more than friends, but could not tell what other word to employ.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing employ
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
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