staff
noun
a group of persons, as employees, charged with carrying out the work of an establishment or executing some undertaking.
have staffed
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present perfectof staff.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Crowley said that in a “perfect world,” she would have staffed the ready reserve engines, but budget cuts that eliminated half of the LAFD’s mechanic positions have left many inoperable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2025
Airlines say they also have staffed up since being caught short when travel began to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring and summer of 2022.
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2024
The Taliban have staffed and controlled the police and the intelligence agency since they took over the country as foreign forces withdrew in 2021.
From Reuters ● Sep. 20, 2023
They have staffed coronavirus hotlines, coordinated meal deliveries and even offered their time as babysitters to other medical workers.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2020
I have staffed presidential meetings and phone calls with foreign leaders and spent hundreds, if not thousands, of hours in the White House Situation Room.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 29, 2019
