working week
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The affordable, three-course lunch menu is a staple of the working week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Under the compressed four-day week proposals, which are being trialled voluntarily on the Bakerloo line, most drivers would see their working week reduced from 36 hours to 35 hours.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
Colombo has raised fuel prices three times this month, increasing them by more than a third, and has imposed a four-day working week in a bid to save energy.
From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026
Pakistan's government increased the price of petrol and diesel by around 20% at the start of March and has already introduced measures including a four-day working week for government employees to try to save fuel.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
Winston’s working week was sixty hours, Julia’s was even longer, and their free days varied according to the pressure of work and did not often coincide.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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