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hire

[hahyuhr] / haɪər /


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Worries about federal funding have led many major universities to reduce, or even freeze, hiring.

From The Wall Street Journal

Back then, IBM certainly wouldn’t have hired weird longish-haired geeks like Bill Gates and Paul Allen, who were working with chintzy little microprocessors that paled in comparison with IBM’s mighty mainframes.

From The Wall Street Journal

A local rancher hired the migrant to manage his herd of cattle.

From Los Angeles Times

That was due in part to the Federal Reserve’s rate cuts late last year, which should support hiring in industries like real estate while unlocking more home buying.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was hired to be a body double for Pole To Pole, a National Geographic series where Will Smith journeys across seven continent in 100 days.

From BBC