hire
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“They hired so many people back then, they don’t have a need to hire as many people now.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
In the run-up to the protests on Saturday, the Paris police commissioner, Patrice Faure, heightened anxieties by advising merchants to hire security guards, saying police alone could not “guarantee the protection of every business.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Maybe you will cooperate, hire a lawyer and spend more money trying to fight this case — possibly a losing one.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
Swift Coat, a maker of antireflective coated glass for satellites, plans to hire two or three workers by the end of the year at its facility in northern Phoenix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
“It’s come so far already, so I don’t see why it can’t continue like this. Why hire an outsider to mess things up? You know what they say: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Avoiding future hires differs from laying off existing employees.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
That popular Griffith Park event hires about 200 performers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
An employer in the UK, who hires a worker with no legal right to work, faces being fined.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
It hires gig workers in fields as far-flung as astronomy, creative writing, law and investment banking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
“Everyone knew I received the best hires and could demand any payment.”
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
“They hired so many people back then, they don’t have a need to hire as many people now.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Earlier this month it hired her again after all this time so she could choreograph 20 dancers in three numbers for the Long Live the Black Parade shows at the Hollywood Bowl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern will teach students about "empathetic leadership" after being hired for a new job at the University of Sydney.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
FedEx FDX -1.71%decrease; down pointing triangle has hired Jamere Jackson as the package-delivery giant’s new chief financial officer, plucking the executive from auto-parts retailer AutoZone AZO -2.14%decrease; down pointing triangle .
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
“Done. And you’re hired as my gluten-free taste tester.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
The economy continued to grow, but over the next three years hiring slowed dramatically.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
When she wasn’t going door-to-door to recruit new members, Huerta negotiated with growers and created union hiring halls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Robinson admitted hiring private investigators to take photographs of the home addresses of Dirnhuber and Young.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Rather than hiring additional librarians, the district’s high-school librarian spends a few hours a week at each of its K-8 schools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Most people with criminal convictions have difficulty even getting an interview after they have checked the box, because most employers are unwilling to consider hiring a self-identified “criminal.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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