working week
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He says Fridays are "definitely quieter" in Pret stores, which are concentrated in city centres and transport hubs, and he doesn't think there will be a return to a five-day working week.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
The affordable, three-course lunch menu is a staple of the working week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 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
Rail and bus stations were largely deserted as most state institutions, schools and universities shifted to a four-day working week.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 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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