workplace

Definition of workplacenext
as in factory
the office, factory, etc., where people work a clean, comfortable workplace Foul language will not be tolerated in the workplace.

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Recent Examples of workplace Nemesis is an action show, that’s also a family show, that’s also a workplace show. Derek Lawrence, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026 And a workplace violence prevention bill (H.4767/S.1718), also supported by the MNA, 1199SEIU, and the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association, won unanimous approval in the House last year, and is now before the Senate. Editorial, Boston Herald, 16 May 2026 Those included adding desks or modifying office space to make more efficient use of workplaces; shifting the location of employees’ workstations based on surplus office space; and working with California’s Department of General Services to potentially use additional space in Sacramento. William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026 Notable bills die on last day The Senate killed a bill that would mimic federal workplace protections at the state level when six Democrats joined Republicans in opposition. Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for workplace
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  • Saturday, May 16, follows Johanna Schopfer, a watch factory worker in Geneva whose summer obsession with restoring her vintage VW Beetle becomes a personal and political act of reclamation.
    JD Linville, Variety, 15 May 2026
  • Daniel, who spent years in the plush comfort of Silicon Valley tech roles — unlimited PTO, big teams, no broken dryers — is logging something closer to 60 hours a week now, bouncing between laptop, factory floor, and a dairy farm eight miles up the road.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026
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  • Whaling Wall 1 appears alongside the Pacific Coast Highway and was dedicated in 1981; number 100 was painted outside Wyland’s own studio building in 1996.
    Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 18 May 2026
  • Dedicated studio spaces were created within the facility so Kongo could paint interior components by hand with airbrushes, brushes, and sponges.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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  • In Nebraska, Dan Osborn, a veteran and a former union leader at a Kellogg’s plant, is running as an independent.
    Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
  • Eco effort An eco-tour showcasing the hotel's lush gardens (watered with gray water) and native plants is available to guests.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
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  • He was eventually acquitted on the grounds that the real-life incident that inspired the film, which a student in one of his film workshops turned into a documentary, was in the pubic domain.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
  • Elsewhere on the property, additional structures could become an artist’s studio, workshop or hobby space depending on the family dynamics at play.
    Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
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  • Most of the lamps on view this week and next are works of sculpture in themselves, from a towering totemic floor lamp to a slight but dynamic nightlight.
    Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 17 May 2026
  • These works demonstrate innovative breakthroughs in both technology and art.
    Partner Content, Variety, 17 May 2026

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“Workplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workplace. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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