every waking moment
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The idea of being a digital nomad with no oversight is romantic, but when your income is project-based or hourly billed, you start feeling like every waking moment you aren’t working is costing you money.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026
For the next eight years or so, up through March’s Oregon girls 6A state championship, they were inseparable, the six of them spending almost every waking moment together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025
The implicit message is that kids with "good" mothers — defined as women who spend every waking moment preparing food and encouraging children to exercise — don't get sick.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2025
"To a certain extent, every waking moment is about the work and that takes a toll."
From Reuters ● Sep. 26, 2023
Here was a man who, if he wanted, could spend every waking moment in self-pity, feeling his body for decay, counting his breaths.
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
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