manpower

Example Sentences

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He talks, at length, about another priority: reducing Russia's advantage in terms of manpower.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

State commissioners lack the manpower to evaluate each investment individually.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

"They don't have the manpower to get her out," the woman says.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Fedorov has spent much of the war promoting advanced technology, like drones, as a way to offset Ukraine's shortages in manpower, money and ammunition.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Nowhere was the awe-inspiring scale of the Manhattan Project—in spending, in manpower, in physical size—as evident as at Y-12.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik