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Staff at Twitter have been clocking up much longer hours than usual since Elon Musk took over, CNBC reported. This comes as staff face the looming threat of layoffs amid the tech mogul's planned overhaul of the company.
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1. Does "as" here mean "when" or "because"?
2. Why are "come" and "face" in the present simple? How about "This comes as staff is facing the looming threat of layoffs ..."?
[Source]
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1. Does "as" here mean "when" or "because"?
2. Why are "come" and "face" in the present simple? How about "This comes as staff is facing the looming threat of layoffs ..."?