staff
noun
a group of persons, as employees, charged with carrying out the work of an establishment or executing some undertaking.
has been staffing
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present perfect progressiveof staff (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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MS NOW has been staffing up its news operation since separating from NBC News last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
At its Giga Texas factory in Austin, the automaker has been staffing up and bringing in new machines to begin making the Cybercab in April.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
CNN+, which is set to debut in the spring, has been staffing up, hiring Chris Wallace from Fox News Channel last month.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2022
“So now all of a sudden we’re in a mass vaccination model, but remember public health has been staffing the pandemic since early 2020, and so we have a workforce that’s really tired,” Bridger said.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2021
Part of the state’s struggle has been staffing, the records show.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 25, 2017
