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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Leaders at University of Florida’s law school sidestepped internal rules to rush Attorney General James Uthmeier into a part-time teaching role, granting unusual leeway to a politically powerful adjunct earning a $100,000 salary.
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Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Around the same time, Switzer took a part-time job as a night nurse, which gave her more time during the day to do schoolwork with him.
—Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
Refsnyder turns 35 on Opening Day, but plays a part-time role with uncanny consistency.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
While part-time driver and fellow San Diego County native Jimmie Johnson hopes to drive in two and possibly three races over the Father’s Day Weekend NASCAR tripleheader, Creed is limited to the O’Reilly race.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
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Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Around the same time, Switzer took a part-time job as a night nurse, which gave her more time during the day to do schoolwork with him.
—Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
Refsnyder turns 35 on Opening Day, but plays a part-time role with uncanny consistency.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
While part-time driver and fellow San Diego County native Jimmie Johnson hopes to drive in two and possibly three races over the Father’s Day Weekend NASCAR tripleheader, Creed is limited to the O’Reilly race.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Part-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/part-time. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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