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English word

hire

B2Frequent NGSL-2
UK /ˈhaɪə(r)/US /ˈhaɪər/
noun

the act of paying to use something for a short time

verb

to give somebody a job

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And those judgments can predict really meaningful life outcomes like who we hire or promote, who we ask out on a date.

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