staggered hours

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pl n

a system of working in which the employees of an organization do not all arrive and leave at the same time, but have large periods of overlap

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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Words nearby staggered hours

Stagg, staggard, stagger, staggerbush, staggered directorships, staggered hours, stagger head, staggering, staggering bob, staggers, staggy

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Example sentences from the Web for staggered hours

Is it sort of evidence of the Gladwellian 10,000 hours theory?
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Together, the teams are working 24 hours a day for a product that promises much higher risk than it does profit.
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He flew with Captain Irianto, 53, who had 20,000 hours experience, more than 6,000 hours on the A320.
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The copilot on Flight 8501 was Remi Emmanuel Piesel, 46, who despite his age had just 2,275 hours of flying experience.
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In the wee hours of Christmas morning, a flight deal was shared in an exclusive Facebook group for urban travelers.
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It is the dramatic impulse of childhood endeavouring to bring life into the dulness of the serious hours.
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The place was well defended by earthworks and natural parapets, and for several hours the issue of the contest was doubtful.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
It was close upon twelve o'clock, and the "Rooms" had been open to the public for two hours.
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The product is then multiplied by the number of cubic centimeters voided in twenty-four hours and divided by 1000.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
To-day I'm more dead than alive, as we had a lesson from him yesterday that lasted four hours.
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