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the amount of work that is expected to be done
Students complained about the heavy workload.
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Recent Examples of workload
The robot handles medicine deliveries, ward patrols and visitor guidance, which Foxconn estimates can reduce nurse workloads by up to 30%.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2025
This, on a night when the Padres’ highest-leverage relievers were unavailable due to their recent workload.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
That changed in July 2024, when the FAA gave control of the North Jersey airspace — and the two dozen air traffic controllers who were certified on it — to Philadelphia TRACON in an attempt to more evenly distribute the workload at the chronically understaffed Long Island control center.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 June 2025
The 25-year-old’s sample might be small, but in an era of diminishing workloads, Zack Wheeler and Max Fried are the only current starters averaging 6 1/3 innings.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 June 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2025
This, on a night when the Padres’ highest-leverage relievers were unavailable due to their recent workload.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
That changed in July 2024, when the FAA gave control of the North Jersey airspace — and the two dozen air traffic controllers who were certified on it — to Philadelphia TRACON in an attempt to more evenly distribute the workload at the chronically understaffed Long Island control center.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 June 2025
The 25-year-old’s sample might be small, but in an era of diminishing workloads, Zack Wheeler and Max Fried are the only current starters averaging 6 1/3 innings.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workload
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Live data, including traffic, weather and carrier congestion, provided and analyzed by AI in seconds, enables logistics managers to use these insights to effectively reroute shipments and reassign loads, which ultimately minimizes disruption.—
Clemente Theotokis,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Monday, June 9 Expect loads of coverage as Apple kicks off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), with the keynote address scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET.—
Catherine Baab,
Quartz,
8 June 2025
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No one has the right to assault, obstruct, or interfere with federal authorities carrying out their duties.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 June 2025
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Orlando rested its best offensive weapons after their return from international duty, opting to save them for the second half instead.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2025
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Baking Soda Lowe's has plenty of household basics, like baking soda, which comes in handy during many cleaning tasks.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
6 June 2025
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The report found that instead, AI can enrich automatable jobs by freeing up employees from tedious tasks to practice more complex skills and decision making.—
Ernestine Siu,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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There’s a deep yearning and caring at work here that is the film’s idiosyncratic strength, but also may be its weakness, plausibility-wise.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
13 June 2025
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The House narrowly voted Thursday to cut about $9.4 billion in spending already approved by Congress as President Donald Trump's administration looks to follow through on work done by the Department of Government Efficiency when it was overseen by Elon Musk.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 June 2025
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While discussing what jobs Ballerina stars Ian McShane, Norman Reedus, and Ana de Armas held before becoming actors on Wednesday's episode of her eponymous talk show, the American Idol was surprised to learn that Reedus, formerly a cleaner, remains a neat freak.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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For manufacturing to continue growing our economy, creating jobs and developing the best products in the world, the United States must update its permitting laws and procedures.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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“Workload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workload. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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