workweek
noun
work·week
ˈwərk-ˌwēk 
: the hours or days of work in a calendar week
40-hour workweek
a 5-day workweek
a shortened workweek
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Rain chances trend even higher through the first half of the upcoming workweek.
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Shane Hinton, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Now, with governments reaching for the same lever again, experts say something similar could happen with a four-day workweek.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
As the workweek progresses, a pattern change will bring warmer than normal temperatures and messy weather for the eastern half of the nation.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
By Monday, Sacramento temperatures could dip into the 70s and continue dropping through the rest of the workweek.
—Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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Shane Hinton, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Now, with governments reaching for the same lever again, experts say something similar could happen with a four-day workweek.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
As the workweek progresses, a pattern change will bring warmer than normal temperatures and messy weather for the eastern half of the nation.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
By Monday, Sacramento temperatures could dip into the 70s and continue dropping through the rest of the workweek.
—Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Workweek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workweek. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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workweek
noun
work·week
ˈwərk-ˌwēk
: the hours or days of work in a calendar week
a 40-hour workweek
a 5-day workweek
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