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head count

NOUN
number of people in a group
Synonyms
STRONGEST
census
WEAK
bean-counting body count inventory muster nose count poll reckoning repertory roll call roster

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ServiceNow shares have fallen 47% this year; UBS notes customer fears of AI-driven head count reductions impacting its CSM segment.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Part of the problem is scale: Disney employed 231,000 people at the end of the last fiscal year, so the positions affected by the cuts make up just 0.4% of the company’s overall head count.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

The tax collector’s head count is much lower than it was a year ago.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Services-oriented businesses also trimmed head count to offset higher costs, S&P found, leading to the first reduction in employment in over a year.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

No —I do a quick head count, and they are all arrayed behind me, awaiting orders.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir