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workday

[wurk-dey] / ˈwɜrkˌdeɪ /


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Investigators found that Chavez-DeRemer repeatedly used federal employees for personal errands, including sending her personal aide and executive assistant to her home during the workday to organize her bedroom closet.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

US tech workers are typically well-compensated, external, and while other industries such as investment banking, law and medicine also often see people work long hours, a 14-hour workday was not always the norm in tech.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Burbank has a population of about 100,000, which doubles during the workday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

The blackouts disrupt schedules, spoil products and make each workday unpredictable.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

I enjoyed it and it helped make the eleven-hour workday go faster.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

In Viv Chen’s interview with Tory Burch, the designer compares her workdays to being “like an athlete where it’s about discipline and grit and endurance.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

Burned out by 16-hour workdays, she retired earlier than planned in late 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026

Maintaining a faster pace to tackle more tasks results in longer workdays.

From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2026

Participants were randomly assigned to take either solriamfetol or a placebo on workdays over a four-week period.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2026

Miller was a large man and a likable one who sometimes on slow workdays organized the boys into teams and taught them intricate games on the playing field.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry




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