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as in rented
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum
the Youngs hired a limousine for their daughter's wedding
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as in employed
to provide with a paying job
the farm hires teenagers to pick blueberries in the summer
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Recent Examples of hired
Popular on Variety Barnett began his journalism career at age 18 after being hired in Los Angeles as Channel One News’ youngest anchor and reporter.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
The family of Tupac Shakur has hired powerhouse lawyer Alex Spiro to investigate any potential links between Sean Combs and the murder of Tupac Shakur, Rolling Stone has confirmed.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
However, the Falcons hired Smith and Morris left for Los Angeles.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Representatives from Perkins Eastman, the consulting firm hired by MPS to aid in its facilities planning, presented data that showed 1 in 4 MPS schools are under-filled and another 1 in 4 are overcrowded.
—Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
The news follows reports that the late Los Angeles rapper’s family have hired a team of investigators to ascertain if the Bad Boy Entertainment founder had any involvement in his death.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
Some very large companies have hired in-house counsel dedicated to addressing ESG and sustainability regulations, but that does not seem to be the norm.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
For 80% of the new DOL grants, that’s unlikely to be apprentices hired or apprenticeship programs launched.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
According to Stearns, Binder was one of the first five people Harris ever hired in politics.
—Zohreen Shah, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
The family of Tupac Shakur has hired powerhouse lawyer Alex Spiro to investigate any potential links between Sean Combs and the murder of Tupac Shakur, Rolling Stone has confirmed.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
However, the Falcons hired Smith and Morris left for Los Angeles.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Representatives from Perkins Eastman, the consulting firm hired by MPS to aid in its facilities planning, presented data that showed 1 in 4 MPS schools are under-filled and another 1 in 4 are overcrowded.
—Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
The news follows reports that the late Los Angeles rapper’s family have hired a team of investigators to ascertain if the Bad Boy Entertainment founder had any involvement in his death.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
Some very large companies have hired in-house counsel dedicated to addressing ESG and sustainability regulations, but that does not seem to be the norm.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
For 80% of the new DOL grants, that’s unlikely to be apprentices hired or apprenticeship programs launched.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
According to Stearns, Binder was one of the first five people Harris ever hired in politics.
—Zohreen Shah, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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On the other hand, the Arizona legislature has made our state only one of seven that prohibit local governments from enacting mandatory inclusionary zoning on housing that would be rented or sold at an affordable rate.Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
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While others born in the Amazon rainforest were still being nursed by their mothers, he was rented out to do a photo op in a Texas hotel room for $1,000 an hour.Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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Later in 2019, the woman claims that she was physically dominated and raped by Brooks while employed for an event.Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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For the Spanish-language Dracula, Universal employed a different director, actors and crew to work at night on the same sets — and in many of the same costumes — that were used during the day for the Tod Browning version that made Bela Lugosi a legend.Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
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After the two were engaged, the entire wedding came together surprisingly quickly.Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
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After just over a year of dating, the couple got engaged back at the theme park, in front of Cinderella’s castle, on Valentine’s Day in 2023.Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
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By comparison, a pittance is seemingly paid to how Waymo is a literal vehicle for empowerment because, stripped to the core, to ignore what disabled people think shows mostly nobody cares about how the disability community lives their lives and, by extension, uses technology.Steven Aquino, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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This growth has had a substantial impact on music catalog values, with streaming accounting for 62% of the average multiple of net publisher's share paid for a publishing catalog.Kori Hale, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Hired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hired. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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