part-time
adjective
: involving or working less than customary or standard hours
a part-time job
part-time students
part-time
adverb
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Another is a nurse who transitions from hospital shifts to part-time caregiving, art classes, fishing, church choir, and volunteering at a community garden.
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Wes Moss,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
But 3121, named after his part-time 3121 Antelo Road home in Los Angeles, was a little more freewheeling and synth-heavy.
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Al Shipley,
SPIN,
29 June 2026
Beiranvand would wake up to find coins left beside him by passers-by, money which would supplement his part-time work which ranged from being a street cleaner to shifts in a dressmaking factory and, later, in a carwash.
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Colin Millar,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
Georgia’s special legislative session cost taxpayers more than $300,000, money that paid for the state’s part-time lawmakers to return to Atlanta amid bustling World Cup matches to prevent a crisis that threatened to upend the midterm elections.
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Sophia Eppley,
AJC.com,
26 June 2026
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Wes Moss,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
But 3121, named after his part-time 3121 Antelo Road home in Los Angeles, was a little more freewheeling and synth-heavy.
—
Al Shipley,
SPIN,
29 June 2026
Beiranvand would wake up to find coins left beside him by passers-by, money which would supplement his part-time work which ranged from being a street cleaner to shifts in a dressmaking factory and, later, in a carwash.
—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
Georgia’s special legislative session cost taxpayers more than $300,000, money that paid for the state’s part-time lawmakers to return to Atlanta amid bustling World Cup matches to prevent a crisis that threatened to upend the midterm elections.
—
Sophia Eppley,
AJC.com,
26 June 2026
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“Part-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/part-time. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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