workweek
noun
work·week
ˈwərk-ˌwēk 
: the hours or days of work in a calendar week
40-hour workweek
a 5-day workweek
a shortened workweek
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The winds are expected to carry into the workweek with wind speeds Monday anticipated to range from 18 to 21 mph with gusts up to 39 mph.
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Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2025
While the National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning for most of the Bay State for the weekend’s storm, meteorologists say another snow event is shaping up for early in the workweek and a bigger storm potentially later in the week.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Organizations that insist on rigid five-day workweeks, unnecessary return-to-office mandates and outdated performance metrics add to change fatigue.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2025
For many Tennesseans — including myself at the start of this project — a four-day workweek sounds equally idyllic and unattainable.
—Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 3 Feb. 2025
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Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2025
While the National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning for most of the Bay State for the weekend’s storm, meteorologists say another snow event is shaping up for early in the workweek and a bigger storm potentially later in the week.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Organizations that insist on rigid five-day workweeks, unnecessary return-to-office mandates and outdated performance metrics add to change fatigue.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2025
For many Tennesseans — including myself at the start of this project — a four-day workweek sounds equally idyllic and unattainable.
—Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 3 Feb. 2025
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workweek
noun
work·week
ˈwərk-ˌwēk
: the hours or days of work in a calendar week
a 40-hour workweek
a 5-day workweek
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