Example Sentences

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Typically, in early December, Almost Famous Popcorn would have been staffing up for the holiday rush, when the gourmet popcorn company does 60% of its sales.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

“It is a very complicated business, and compliance teams have been staffing up drastically in recent years, but AI can help stitch this information together very quickly.”

From BBC • May 22, 2024

While airports have been staffing up to avoid the crippling labour shortages that curbed capacity last summer, governments are also being pressed to add more border agents.

From Reuters • Feb. 24, 2023

Major airlines have been staffing up aggressively, and those new employees should be fully trained soon.

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2022

Our institutions will need to be rebuilt with transparency, with heart and by learning from the people who have been staffing them, not just the managers and owners.

From The Guardian • May 7, 2020