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manpower

noun as in laborers

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Rather than a lottery, he has backed proposals for all eligible young men to undergo a medical from July 2027, so the Bundeswehr has a clear snapshot of available manpower.

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Russia is rich in natural resources and holds a significant manpower advantage over Ukraine, but it is also vast.

But the underlying report on the church’s “manpower problem” paints too gloomy a picture.

Binding a "chronically dependent" partner, he argues, gives Riyadh both manpower and nuclear "insurance", while demonstrating to India, Washington and others that it will chart its own path.

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There's constant chatter of a manpower problem in Ukraine's military – how long will the war go on for, and will there be enough soldiers to defend the country?

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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