work outside the home

phrase

: to have a job in a factory, restaurant, office building, etc.

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Women’s work inside the home, no less now than then, doesn’t pay, and women’s work outside the home hardly did. Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026 Many caregivers echoed Duell’s inability to work outside the home due to the heavily involved nature of her son’s care. O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 13 July 2026 Women are banned from almost all work outside the home. Mick Krever, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026 Many newer models work outside the home and can alert caregivers if a fall is detected. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for work outside the home

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“Work outside the home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20outside%20the%20home. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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