part-time
adjective
: involving or working less than customary or standard hours
a part-time job
part-time students
part-time
adverb
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On April 20th, Alex Sinclair, a novelist and part-time lecturer in Jewish education at Hebrew University, was typing away on his laptop at his favorite café in the city of Modi’in.
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Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Full-time or part-time students who want to attend classes either on an ASU System campus or through online courses are eligible.
—arkansasonline.com, 17 May 2026
The California attorney general’s report noted that Imperial, which is operated by MTC, failed to give comprehensive health screenings to most inmates interviewed by investigators, and that only one part-time physician worked there at the time of the site visit.
—Rob Kuznia, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Katherine worked in private practice as a licensed clinical social worker and also part-time at the clinic Amae Health to provide community outreach, family support groups, peer support and psychotherapy.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
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Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Full-time or part-time students who want to attend classes either on an ASU System campus or through online courses are eligible.
—arkansasonline.com, 17 May 2026
The California attorney general’s report noted that Imperial, which is operated by MTC, failed to give comprehensive health screenings to most inmates interviewed by investigators, and that only one part-time physician worked there at the time of the site visit.
—Rob Kuznia, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Katherine worked in private practice as a licensed clinical social worker and also part-time at the clinic Amae Health to provide community outreach, family support groups, peer support and psychotherapy.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
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“Part-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/part-time. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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