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work force

NOUN
people available to work
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The flood damage, coupled with a Depression-era unemployed work force, put the river into the hands of federal flood control programs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

In February this year, the Washington Post announced it would be laying off one-third of its work force, sharply scaling back the paper's coverage of sports and foreign news.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

They paid for the schools that taught that Silicon Valley work force.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

The season marks the start of the new business year when university graduates join the work force.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

At the appropriate moment he slipped out with a plank upon his shoulder and joined the work force.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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