staff
noun
a group of persons, as employees, charged with carrying out the work of an establishment or executing some undertaking.
staffing
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present participleof staff.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The company, he said, also invested in staffing and infrastructure at that time, when growth expectations were higher.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Former stadium manager, Gerry Toms, was in charge then, and said it was a "challenge" putting on a fight in the early hours, but staffing was key.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
We need to maintain our staffing, but, you know, we’re also having new recruit classes all the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
It would require that clinicians—not outside corporations—oversee a practice’s administrative tasks such as employment decisions, staffing, billing and contracts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
As she commenced cardiopulmonary resuscitation, she yelled for Dr. Larry Silver, one of the volunteers staffing the HRA clinic, who was in the next room.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
