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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
Cyber expertise cannot deepen when accountability is unclear, workloads are unmanaged and wellbeing is neglected.
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Harpreet Sidhu, Fortune, 13 June 2026
Throughout the day Heavy, high-fat meals immediately before exercise can increase your digestive workload and contribute to feelings of sluggishness in the heat.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Why Rest Alone Doesn't Cure Burnout For decades, conventional wisdom has framed burnout as a problem of workload.
—Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Regardless of performance or health, the Yankees may find themselves in a position to limit Weathers’ workload down the road.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
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Harpreet Sidhu, Fortune, 13 June 2026
Throughout the day Heavy, high-fat meals immediately before exercise can increase your digestive workload and contribute to feelings of sluggishness in the heat.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Why Rest Alone Doesn't Cure Burnout For decades, conventional wisdom has framed burnout as a problem of workload.
—Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Regardless of performance or health, the Yankees may find themselves in a position to limit Weathers’ workload down the road.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workload
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Clean energy should not mean a 140-mile transmission corridor cutting through sensitive landscapes when less destructive options may exist closer to the load center north of San Onofre.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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The initial system, named Eos, serves as a large-scale prototype designed to achieve steady-state fusion and test structural integrity under real operational loads.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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On May 31, a Frontier Airlines passenger tried to open the plane's exit doors mid-flight and then choke an off-duty flight attendant, according to an affidavit.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
11 June 2026
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The Current did double World Cup duty Wednesday as the Netherlands also trained at the Current’s practice facility in Riverside.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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To the extent that AI tools have automated part of the job, the radiologists’ remaining tasks require a high level of formal training and specialized knowledge, or expertise.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2026
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Add in the transfer-portal impact, in which colleges can retool and restock without even signing prep prospects — and landing a full ride has never been more of a daunting task.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
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In his attempt to assure us that Shakespeare’s play resonates within our contemporary hellscape of division and deportation, Ali has poured more of his energy into easy images than into the much harder work of breathing new, heartbreaking life into old poetry.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
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Searching for a way to distract herself, Parker returned to work just weeks after the shooting.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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Wedding tents have multiple jobs during a celebration.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
15 June 2026
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Thank you to the local authorities for being so professional and doing their job with class.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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“Workload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workload. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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