workweek
noun
work·week
ˈwərk-ˌwēk 
: the hours or days of work in a calendar week
40-hour workweek
a 5-day workweek
a shortened workweek
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Her boss is dangling a promotion in the hopes of stretching her 40-hour workweek to new, unhealthy limits.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
To prep for his unused time, he was paid for a full forty-hour workweek at a rate of five thousand dollars an hour.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
The robots supposedly contributed to the production of 30,000 BMW X3 vehicles while working 10-hour shifts throughout a typical Monday to Friday workweek.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
So, when companies answered calls to return to the office as the pandemic eased, Reinhart decided the four-day workweek would become a permanent fixture for the company.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 20 May 2026
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
To prep for his unused time, he was paid for a full forty-hour workweek at a rate of five thousand dollars an hour.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
The robots supposedly contributed to the production of 30,000 BMW X3 vehicles while working 10-hour shifts throughout a typical Monday to Friday workweek.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
So, when companies answered calls to return to the office as the pandemic eased, Reinhart decided the four-day workweek would become a permanent fixture for the company.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 20 May 2026
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workweek
noun
work·week
ˈwərk-ˌwēk
: the hours or days of work in a calendar week
a 40-hour workweek
a 5-day workweek
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