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Older truck drivers are retiring and younger people aren’t keen to jump into trucking partly due to the long hours and time away from home.
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
In Kansas City, ICE officers including Robert and his kids are working long hours now – six-, sometimes seven-day weeks.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Advertisement At the same time, the number of single-person households has risen significantly, as young professionals living in dense cities like Shanghai and Shenzhen who are used to working long hours spend more time on their own.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Dec. 2025
Trevor — a national champion during his Clemson days and now a first-time dad to 11-month-old daughter Shea — says the event offered perspective amid the long hours of the NFL season.
—Greg Hanlon, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
In Kansas City, ICE officers including Robert and his kids are working long hours now – six-, sometimes seven-day weeks.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Advertisement At the same time, the number of single-person households has risen significantly, as young professionals living in dense cities like Shanghai and Shenzhen who are used to working long hours spend more time on their own.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Dec. 2025
Trevor — a national champion during his Clemson days and now a first-time dad to 11-month-old daughter Shea — says the event offered perspective amid the long hours of the NFL season.
—Greg Hanlon, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Long hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20hours. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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