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Aaron spent long hours at his computer answering queries, fixing bugs, and releasing updates to serve his growing base.
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Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
Echo was subcontracting, which meant long hours for thin margins.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Like most office workers, Yasunori Miura spends long hours sitting at his desk.
—Trista Kurniawan, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
The Economic Progress Institute's Alan Krinsky said managers of fast-food restaurants or other kinds of retail are routinely forced to work long hours, 50, 60 or even 80 hours a week for the same low pay, which often puts them making less than minimum wage by the hour.
—Wheeler Cowperthwaite, The Providence Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
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Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
Echo was subcontracting, which meant long hours for thin margins.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Like most office workers, Yasunori Miura spends long hours sitting at his desk.
—Trista Kurniawan, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
The Economic Progress Institute's Alan Krinsky said managers of fast-food restaurants or other kinds of retail are routinely forced to work long hours, 50, 60 or even 80 hours a week for the same low pay, which often puts them making less than minimum wage by the hour.
—Wheeler Cowperthwaite, The Providence Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Long hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20hours. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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