staff
noun
a group of persons, as employees, charged with carrying out the work of an establishment or executing some undertaking.
had been staffing
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past perfect progressiveof staff.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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LTH provided evidence to the CQC showing it had reported 170 maternity "red flag incidents", indicating there had been staffing issues, between May and September 2024.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2025
He told the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee on Wednesday there had been staffing cuts at UKA and he had been responsible for the healthcare of 140 athletes in an "immensely busy" job.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2017
