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Every day, nurses across the U.S. navigate long hours, emotional fatigue, and systemic underappreciation.
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Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 23 July 2025
Raised in a working-class family of eight in the industrial English town of Birmingham, Osbourne had parents who put in long hours at factories.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 July 2025
But through meticulous preparation, improvisation and long hours at the office, Black found holes in the opposition’s cases and proceeded to stretch them open, a Miami Herald reporter wrote in a 1999 profile.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
In her three decades in the industry, Laird has had her fair share of people who back out at the last minute because of the low pay and long hours.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 19 July 2025
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Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 23 July 2025
Raised in a working-class family of eight in the industrial English town of Birmingham, Osbourne had parents who put in long hours at factories.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 July 2025
But through meticulous preparation, improvisation and long hours at the office, Black found holes in the opposition’s cases and proceeded to stretch them open, a Miami Herald reporter wrote in a 1999 profile.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
In her three decades in the industry, Laird has had her fair share of people who back out at the last minute because of the low pay and long hours.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 19 July 2025
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“Long hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20hours. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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