work outside the home

idiom

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

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While 70% of Japanese women work outside the home, half of those work part-time. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2025 Women, including those who don’t work outside the home, had an average of about three children by their 40s in 1980. Alexandra Killewald, The Conversation, 16 Sep. 2025 And 74% of moms and 94% of dads who work outside the home also have children who are under 18, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025 In more than 65% of two-parent households, both parents work outside the home, as do 75% of single mothers. Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025 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 17 Oct. 2025.

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