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the amount of work that is expected to be done
Students complained about the heavy workload.
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Recent Examples of workload
Meanwhile, big tech customers, like Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon, are now designing their own specialized chips for AI workloads, which could reduce their reliance on AMD products.
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Billy Perrigo, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Vidal got his biggest workload of the season Sunday with eight carries and 34 yards rushing.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
For example, if an employee is struggling, an empathetic leader might offer flexible hours or temporary workload adjustments, ensuring that the employee feels cared for while still upholding the broader goals of the team.
—Sahar Andrade, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Such workloads have serious health risks which could result in fatality, the panelists agreed.
—Felicia Melody, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
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Billy Perrigo, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Vidal got his biggest workload of the season Sunday with eight carries and 34 yards rushing.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
For example, if an employee is struggling, an empathetic leader might offer flexible hours or temporary workload adjustments, ensuring that the employee feels cared for while still upholding the broader goals of the team.
—Sahar Andrade, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Such workloads have serious health risks which could result in fatality, the panelists agreed.
—Felicia Melody, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workload
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Kara Kramer’s illustrations, filled with the bright colors of the Rubik’s Cube and loads of shapes and geometric patterns, bring a delightful energy to the tale.Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
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There’s just loads of people that turn up in a park, and there’s music.Chad de Guzman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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At the same time, over half of experts acknowledged that AI will drastically reshape their work duties in the next few years while maintaining a positive outlook for their career prospects.Hilary Tetenbaum, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
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While specific directives are still under consideration, such changes could affect where and how federal employees perform their duties.Tom Spiggle, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Those faced with the legislative task of education reform have a mixed response to the results.Christina Lengyel | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Dec. 2024
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Their survival depends on the increasingly Sisyphean task of waiting and scavenging, hoping and praying.Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
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The division, which enforces voting rights laws, investigates police departments and brings charges for violations of people’s civil rights, is spending the final days of the Biden administration finishing as much work as possible on cases involving patterns or practices of police misconduct.Devlin Barrett, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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The most memorable productions may have involved classics of one kind or another, but these works were reborn in stagings that refused to play it safe.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Research shows that people are 10 times more likely to quit their jobs because of toxic work cultures than due to compensation or work-life balance issues.Chris Dyer, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Without Joel Eriksson Ek and Brodin, who usually do a solid job against McDavid (his fewest points per game in the NHL are against Minnesota), the Wild were already up against it.Michael Russo, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Workload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workload. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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