hire
verb (used with object)
to engage the services of (someone) for wages or other payment.
have been hiring
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present perfect progressiveof hire.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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Recently, companies ranging from top AI labs to software giants to scrappy startups have been hiring for an enigmatic position: “member of technical staff,” or MTS.
From MarketWatch ● May 9, 2026
Jump Trading Group, a Chicago high-frequency trading firm, and others have been hiring traders, the Financial Times reported earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
That is partly because growth has been driven by improving economic supply: Employers have been hiring as the labor pool grows, for instance, in part because immigration has been rapid.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2024
In the last few years, companies have been hiring primarily for research labs, he said, but the industry is beginning to move from AI models to getting them into production.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
"And all this will cost us less than the miserable vehicle we have been hiring by the year," observed Madame de Fondege, gravely.
From Baron Trigault's Vengeance by Émile Gaboriau
