working over
Example Sentences
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“People will naturally continue working over the holiday period but more at their own speed as they have lots of family commitments to juggle,” Cadwallader said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
Officers working over their allotted schedules were often tired when they were on duty, another staffer said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025
The government’s plan is that once an employee establishes a pattern of regular working over a 12 week period, an employer would be obliged to offer a regular contract of employment.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024
It charts a path and timeline to get the pact working over the next two years, with targets that the EU and member countries should reach.
From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024
They found him working over a tide chart while he ate a chicken stew of which the principal ingredient was not chicken but sea cucumber.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
