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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
overhire .
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Examples
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In the case of the firefighters, Nilon's monthly budget update says the 12 recent academy graduates were "overhired" by the Kern County Fire Department because of expected retirements that have not materialized.
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UBS overhired after its near-collapse in early 2009, but was unable to win back market share, said Kepler Capital Markets analyst Dirk Becker.
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UBS overhired after its near-collapse in early 2009, but was unable to win back market share, said Kepler Capital Markets analyst Dirk Becker.
unknown title 2011
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In a long, point-by-point response, Indigo said that it had encouraged the reporting of safety incidents, that it was following Federal Aviation Administration recommendations when it removed engines in question, and that it had overhired pilots and trained them well.
NYT > Home Page By HEATHER TIMMONS 2012
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"It seems like if we're willing to say there's 34 people that we're willing to let go and not replace, then perhaps we have overhired," Wahl said, questioning whether the positions are actually needed.
Local News By TONI SCOTT - Staff Writer 2010
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If they'd overhired and laid off several hundred a month or two later, they'd be cutting loose the employees in a nasty labor market ... bad for morale and your reputation as an employer.
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He borrowed from Sequoia's presentation and told the staff that Jive needed to conserve cash, make swift and deep cuts and invest based on results instead of ahead of them, as they had when they overhired.
DealBook 2009
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I got a call the day before my flight and was told that I no longer had a job as the Korean Gov't overhired people.
World RPS Bullboard 2009
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In recent years, he said, businesses have not overspent, overproduced or overhired _ imbalances that have contributed to past economic downturns.
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He borrowed from Sequoia's presentation and told the staff that Jive needed to conserve cash, make swift and deep cuts and invest based on results instead of ahead of them, as it had when it overhired.
DealBook 2009
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