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[staf, stahf] / stæf, stɑf /




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Lombardi was assistant to Belichick’s New England Patriots coaching staff from 2014-2016.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

The staff members, who are knowledgeable and enthusiastic, are no less serious about the product.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

No 10 staff are already wondering if they'll ever be able to stick to a regular prime minister's schedule, normally designed with military precision.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

She said she acted with board approval and spent school money on kids and for staff development and incentives to retain valued personnel in a challenging inner-city environment.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

General Maxwell Taylor, chief of staff of the U.S.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

He helps decide who staffs agencies, what gets funded, which direction the country points in when it comes to research.

From Slate Jan. 20, 2026

All three of Maye, Lawrence and Williams saw their fortunes improve with new coaching staffs that oversaw rapid turnarounds.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 5, 2026

These funds-of-funds typically employ large staffs to rigorously analyze the track record of other hedge funds in hopes of identifying those with the greatest probability of producing impressive future returns.

From MarketWatch Dec. 22, 2025

Soccer’s technical, medical and high-performance staffs, he choose to rest and recuperate during the final summer before the World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 7, 2025

The white of House Stark was seen everywhere, the grey direwolves seeming to run and leap as the banners swirled and streamed from the high staffs.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

For many Americans taking a weight-loss drug, Thanksgiving presents a conundrum: Take the weekly dose that staves off hunger, or push it off so they can feast?

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 26, 2025

"In our model, the barrel staves spread out in steps," he says, "each step representing a new limiting factor that becomes active as the cell grows faster."

From Science Daily Nov. 11, 2025

France's Emmanuel Macron was on Friday due to pick a head of government tasked with pulling the country out of a political gridlock, in a move that staves off fresh elections for now.

From Barron's Oct. 10, 2025

However, that only staves off the pressure for a moment as the kick fails to make touch and Ireland are on the front foot again.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2024

Some carried cudgels, others staves; all wore pleated skirts, leathern sandals, and patchwork cloaks sewn from squares of many colors to echo the many-colored bricks of Meereen.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

They are usually staffed by lifelong public servants who, in an ideal world, are focused solely on making sure government officials properly use their taxpayer-funded budgets and legal authority.

From Slate Jul. 15, 2026

There are 143 staffed ticket offices and 179 ticket machines at ScotRail stations across the country.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Warsh said those task forces would be staffed by experts from outside the Fed and supported by subject-matter specialists from the Fed’s staff.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

With the changes, MS NOW will still have 20 hours of live programming each weekend and will be staffed to handle breaking news.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

Her father, Matthäus Merian the Elder, ran a thriving Frankfurt publishing shop, staffed by Maria’s older half brothers and sisters from an earlier marriage.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

In October 2021, an email to staff said the trust had reached a point where services were "not safe", with concerns raised about staffing levels.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Ranchers in the U.S., which exported $9.3 billion in beef and beef products in 2025, say those staffing cuts could threaten their bottom lines.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

Unified is not getting enough credit for previous major budget reductions — to central office staffing, for example — that it has made.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Since then, the FAA has been able to buttress staffing levels.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

On one such occasion, two years after Mary joined West Computing, Dorothy Vaughan sent Mary to the East Side, staffing her on a project alongside several white computers.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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