business hours
noun
: the hours that the office is open to do business
Someone will be available to answer your call during regular business hours.
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Newsweek has contacted Johnson's office and the White House for comment via emails sent outside regular business hours.
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Last year, the library donated more than 800 school supplies to The Villages Elementary of Lady Lake, located on Rolling Acres Road.
Donations can be dropped off during regular business hours at the library, 225 W. Guava St.
Details: ladylakefl.gov.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2025
Public buildings, such as Indy Parks family centers and Indianapolis Public Library branches, will be open across the city during normal business hours to help residents stay cool.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 24 July 2025
Chappell misused state vehicles for personal use over weekends, holidays, and outside business hours, racking up unauthorized vehicle usage and mileage fees totaling more than $47,000 between August 2015 and January 2019, the news release said.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 23 July 2025
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Last year, the library donated more than 800 school supplies to The Villages Elementary of Lady Lake, located on Rolling Acres Road.
Donations can be dropped off during regular business hours at the library, 225 W. Guava St.
Details: ladylakefl.gov.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2025
Public buildings, such as Indy Parks family centers and Indianapolis Public Library branches, will be open across the city during normal business hours to help residents stay cool.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 24 July 2025
Chappell misused state vehicles for personal use over weekends, holidays, and outside business hours, racking up unauthorized vehicle usage and mileage fees totaling more than $47,000 between August 2015 and January 2019, the news release said.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 23 July 2025
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“Business hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20hours. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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