working week
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The impact of the late-night opening hours will trickle into Monday morning as the working week gets under way.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
The affordable, three-course lunch menu is a staple of the working week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
But the Green Party said it was its policy "to move towards a four-day working week".
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
Sri Lanka 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
The wholesome and varied diet, the relatively short working week, and the rarity of infectious diseases have led many experts to define pre-agricultural forager societies as ‘the original affluent societies’.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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