Example Sentences

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Montana Capital Partners, acquired in 2021 by insurer Prudential Financial’s investment-management arm, is staffing up for a dedicated credit secondary team, according to Managing Partner Stephan Wessel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

For speech therapist Kyoko Bristow, who works with elementary-school students in Boyle Heights and East L.A., a key issue is staffing ratios.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

Selling, general, and administrative expenses have risen because Advance is staffing its stores with skilled people.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Sonja says the biggest cost for her business is staffing - and that's about to get higher with minimum wage increases.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025

There the rejected items, which are about 90 percent of try-ons, are folded and put on hangers by whoever is staffing the fitting room, then placed in fresh shopping carts for Melissa and me.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich