head count
Americannoun
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an inventory of people in a group taken by counting individuals.
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any count of support, strength, etc..
a head count of senators opposing the bill.
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The push to expand head count, at least modestly, is a reversal from the prevailing corporate messaging during much of the AI era.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
“We’re running a tight ship here,” McDermott said, adding that ServiceNow has kept its head count flat and saved $1 billion in costs by using its autonomous workflow tools internally.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Microsoft is cutting more than 3,000 jobs in its Xbox division, a fifth of the division’s total head count.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
As of end-May, Oracle’s head count stood at approximately 141,000 full-time employees, compared with 162,000 at the end of the fiscal year ended May 31, 2025, according to its annual report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
When the guards came through for the next head count, the prisoners would have bad headaches but not much to tell.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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