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hire

[hahyuhr] / haɪər /


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“The executive pay initiative would, I hope, be used to hire staff and to actually provide better resources for our patients,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Tariffs are squeezing small businesses that hire kids.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Plans had been launched to hire 10,000 inspectors to crackdown on such businesses and those found guilty would fail tougher penalties "including imprisonment", he said.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

It was among the first bands to hire Bill Whitten to create costumes mixing the iconography of ancient Egypt with Afrofuturism.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

There were plenty of places that would hire me.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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