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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More sunshine is expected to start the workweek through Wednesday early afternoon before the next system approaches.
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Gregory Padgett, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
In the early hours of Saturday morning, the start of the workweek in Tehran, Operation Epic Fury began.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
Direct work factors included average workweek hours, employment rate, share of household where no adults work, share of workers leaving vacation time unused, share of engaged workers and idle youth rate.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
In 1930, Keynes famously predicted that soaring productivity would lead to a 15-hour workweek by the 21st century.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
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Gregory Padgett, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
In the early hours of Saturday morning, the start of the workweek in Tehran, Operation Epic Fury began.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
Direct work factors included average workweek hours, employment rate, share of household where no adults work, share of workers leaving vacation time unused, share of engaged workers and idle youth rate.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
In 1930, Keynes famously predicted that soaring productivity would lead to a 15-hour workweek by the 21st century.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for workweek
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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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