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HR

[aych-ahr] / ˈeɪtʃˈɑr /
NOUN
human resources
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At Sorkin’s version of the Wall Street Journal, everyone up and down the masthead — editors, writers, even interns — insults each other with such relish that someone should be written up by HR.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

A government source joked the whips, the party managers, are becoming a bit "like an HR department" listening to concerns rather than driving the troops forward.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

"Because they misunderstand it, this is not being reflected to employees," says Rahman, who runs a London-based consultancy, HR Habitat.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Your boss and co-workers seem like they are on your side, but you’ll want screenshots of messages and paper trails should she take her complaints to HR.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 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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