employ
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It also said florists could employ staff to sell fragrant lily of the valley, which is traditionally sold on Labour Day in France.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
All told, the 10 teams with U.K. bases employ more than 6,000 staffers, including 80% of the world’s high-performance engineers, according to F1.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
“It’s a system that makes it harder to employ people, harder to keep doors open, and harder to deliver value to customers,” Lemonis wrote in a statement on X in August.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
The two Glasgow shipyards employ more than 3,000 workers.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
He used the tone adults employ with children.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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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