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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Quiet weather to the workweek across Baltimore Nicer weather builds in to start the workweek, bringing quiet and sunnier conditions back to Maryland as the workweek begins.
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Cutter Martin, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
Edwards said this strategy will position the union well for 2027 negotiations, when the labor group plans to push for a 56-hour workweek.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 26 Nov. 2025
At the same time, high workloads, especially for young professionals in dense urban areas, has taken enough of a toll that South Korea’s government is working to implement a four-and-a-half day workweek to try to reduce burnout.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
I'mPhaedra Trethan, with the Short List for your (hopefully) short workweek.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 24 Nov. 2025
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Cutter Martin, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
Edwards said this strategy will position the union well for 2027 negotiations, when the labor group plans to push for a 56-hour workweek.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 26 Nov. 2025
At the same time, high workloads, especially for young professionals in dense urban areas, has taken enough of a toll that South Korea’s government is working to implement a four-and-a-half day workweek to try to reduce burnout.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
I'mPhaedra Trethan, with the Short List for your (hopefully) short workweek.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 24 Nov. 2025
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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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