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the amount of work that is expected to be done
Students complained about the heavy workload.
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Recent Examples of workload
To reduce that workload, Neros redesigned the Crossbow antenna system with more than twice the beam width of the previous version and added dual receivers for redundancy.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
Stress relievers Even though many employees prefer working from home, these positions can still be stressful due to demand, deadlines and large workloads.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
White can point to patterns and minutes restrictions, and there is a reasonable basketball explanation for managing Boston's workload.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
The additional innings can take their toll, although the Dodgers have spread around the workload better than most this season.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 31 May 2026
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
Stress relievers Even though many employees prefer working from home, these positions can still be stressful due to demand, deadlines and large workloads.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
White can point to patterns and minutes restrictions, and there is a reasonable basketball explanation for managing Boston's workload.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
The additional innings can take their toll, although the Dodgers have spread around the workload better than most this season.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workload
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For example, if allergies are due to pollen, staying indoors, using sunglasses or rinsing off your face after exposure can help decrease allergen load around your eyes.—
Neelam Patadia,
The Conversation,
27 May 2026
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Recently, Boston Dynamics showed how Atlas learned heavy lifting through reinforcement learning and simulation, carrying shifting loads like mini-fridges just weeks after its public debut.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
27 May 2026
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Madix took over hosting duties in 2024.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Her effortless, model-off-duty style rarely misses.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
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And Vizakis now has the behemoth task of trying to keep it that way.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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That task was best tackled by the great Brazilian poet Carlos Drummond de Andrade, whose tribute, published in the Jornal do Brasil, captured the nuances of the collective mood.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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When the fabric is right, your comfort is sure to follow — but choosing pieces that are also work-appropriate is trickier.—
Tanya Sharma,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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In her 2008 work Mirror Play, San Francisco Poets Theatre Beloved’s Carla Harryman employs a field of speakers as an engine for organizing meaning between interior perception and exterior reality.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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On one side were Carson’s years growing up in provincial Columbus, Georgia, and the succession of Southern towns to which her husband’s job had called them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Kory Kantenga, head of economics for the Americas at LinkedIn, explained how the high prices consumers are seeing at gas pumps may affect their teenager’s ability to land a job at their local grocer.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
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“Workload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workload. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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