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HR

[eych-ahr] / ˈeɪtʃˈɑr /
NOUN
human resources
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Recruiters and HR offices are swamped with applications that people churn out with job-search platforms and AI agents.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

The solicitors firm added that the ambulance trust was "not formally disciplining" staff but had "strengthened their HR process for future incidents".

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

HR: I do think that it’s easy to forget all of that, because I think we all wanted to forget it to a certain degree.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

“The information young workers are seeing online about what’s ‘office appropriate’ is not coming from HR, but from creators who are just trying to go viral,” Lewis said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

On her way out of the building, limping, with her cane, Andrea hopes HR won’t review her call log tonight, even though she knows hope is a dangerous thing in this profession.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera




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