hire
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In order to secure the large number of signatures, proponents of initiatives typically hire petition management companies, according to the indictment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
BA also refunded the couple's car hire, which had been organised through the airline.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
"I've still had movies taken away recently because there are agencies that are telling people not to hire me still. But that's the power structure," she added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
The market has settled into a “low hire, low fire” atmosphere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
She wanted to hire women, but by law she had to choose from lists of people who had taken civil service exams in math or science.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
The ability to communicate, collaborate and solve problems are among skills that employers say they are looking for in potential job hires.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The lawyer hires the sleuth on the assumption that he’ll work with discretion: “I don’t want someone who’s going to be too aggressive and start turning over too many rocks.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
First-year coach Travon Patterson made one of the best hires for his offensive coordinator, former Cathedral and Warren coach Kevin Pearson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
And women still remain an underrepresented group, only making up 26% of AI hires in 2025, according to Kantenga.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Sixteen years went by before the Lewis brothers, one a butcher, the other a beef boner, became the first black hires in the Yard.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
I inherited this designer from the founder, who managed him until I was hired.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
The suit contends Los Palos hired Pearce to conduct maintenance on the panels and the fire started while Pearce employees were working on the array.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Crooked Ideas, the nonprofit unit of Crooked Media, hired Chaotic Era newsletter author Kyle Tharp to lead new programming and brands designed for skeptical younger audiences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Seven years later, after the Rams made the then-30-year-old McVay the youngest head coach in modern NFL history, McVay hired LaFleur as offensive coordinator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The last person Akira had felt this close to was Patience, the college student her parents had hired as a babysitter when Hildi was born.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Willis called the hiring process "the most cloak and dagger thing" she has ever seen, saying it took about four months in total and that the chemistry test was "terrifying, but so brilliant".
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Recruiters responsible for hiring style advisers judge candidates on several criteria, including motivation, values and personality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The company said it would use the new cash to “significantly” increase hiring, develop its technology and scale each of its projects.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Also, four years ago "businesses were hiring aggressively, vacancies were at record highs, and more people were moving jobs than normal", Harvey said, as the economy rebooted following Covid.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
In some cases, hiring additional police was considered a violation of the era’s liberal aesthetic; in others, it was simply deemed too expensive.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
