report for duty

idiom

: to show up for work
Please report for duty at 7 a.m.

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Members of the armed forces were required to report for duty, but some military families turned to food banks to tide over their families. Susan Page, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026 Air traffic controllers would still report for duty, but would be doing so without pay until a funding bill is passed. Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026 While stars like Angela Bassett, Oliver Stark, Aisha Hinds, and Kenneth Choi continue to report for duty, others, including Connie Britton and Peter Krause, have moved on. Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Oct. 2025 Israeli Army Radio said that some 40,000 reservists would report for duty on Tuesday for the Gaza City offensive. Reuters, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for report for duty

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“Report for duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/report%20for%20duty. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.

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