head count
noun
: an act of counting the number of people at a place, event, etc.
She did a head count to make sure all the students were on the bus.
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Invoices based on his head count, which varies from week to week, go to his two funding nonprofit agencies — Amity and HealthRIGHT 360 — then on to the Los Angeles County Probation Department and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
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Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
Choate’s employee head count was full as of Tuesday, but IDHS records showed that 65 employees — nearly 14% of the workforce — were on administrative leave or reassigned to other duties while the inspector general investigated allegations of abuse against them.
—Beth Hundsdorfer, ProPublica, 22 May 2024
After that, orientation and identity questions could appear on the next census – a head count of every person living in the country – slated for 2030.
—Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 8 May 2024
People familiar with Musk’s thinking have said the billionaire is determined to cut head count amid sagging electric vehicle sales and big expenditures for his Robotaxi dreams.
—Dana Hull, Fortune, 2 May 2024
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Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
Choate’s employee head count was full as of Tuesday, but IDHS records showed that 65 employees — nearly 14% of the workforce — were on administrative leave or reassigned to other duties while the inspector general investigated allegations of abuse against them.
—Beth Hundsdorfer, ProPublica, 22 May 2024
After that, orientation and identity questions could appear on the next census – a head count of every person living in the country – slated for 2030.
—Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 8 May 2024
People familiar with Musk’s thinking have said the billionaire is determined to cut head count amid sagging electric vehicle sales and big expenditures for his Robotaxi dreams.
—Dana Hull, Fortune, 2 May 2024
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“Head count.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20count. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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