return to work
idiom
: to start working at one's job again
She plans to return to work in four months.
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In late May, Patten’s doctor cleared him to return to work, but the state put him on paid administrative leave — the only option available at the time, McKee said.
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Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2023
About 250 miners returned to work at Warrior Met Coal after the United Mine Workers of America made an unconditional return to work offer earlier this year, putting an end to the longest strike in Alabama history.
—William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 16 June 2023
The union said employees, including special education assistants, cafeteria workers and gardeners, would return to work on Friday.
—Christopher Weber, ajc, 24 Mar. 2023
Hunt will introduce a significant reform to the welfare system to ensure that claimants can return to work without the fear of losing benefits support.
—Julia Malleck, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2023
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Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2023
About 250 miners returned to work at Warrior Met Coal after the United Mine Workers of America made an unconditional return to work offer earlier this year, putting an end to the longest strike in Alabama history.
—William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 16 June 2023
The union said employees, including special education assistants, cafeteria workers and gardeners, would return to work on Friday.
—Christopher Weber, ajc, 24 Mar. 2023
Hunt will introduce a significant reform to the welfare system to ensure that claimants can return to work without the fear of losing benefits support.
—Julia Malleck, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2023
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“Return to work.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/return%20to%20work. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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