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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
That’s because spring training and the early parts of the schedule always seem to bring more injuries — a reality that the Yankees have acknowledged this winter — and Max Fried, Cam Schlittler and Will Warren are all coming off career-high workloads.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
One of these involves its licensing and compliance infrastructure, which is designed to automate registration, renewals, and payments in ways that may reduce manual workload for organizations administering programs.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
This marks the first Olympics since 2014 to feature NHL players, and for goaltenders like Oettinger, who are preparing for a playoff push, workload management becomes critical.
—Lia Assimakopoulos
dallas Stars, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
The Panthers sending 10 players to the Olympics brings another question not just of their workload, but who’s left at home to practice.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
One of these involves its licensing and compliance infrastructure, which is designed to automate registration, renewals, and payments in ways that may reduce manual workload for organizations administering programs.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
This marks the first Olympics since 2014 to feature NHL players, and for goaltenders like Oettinger, who are preparing for a playoff push, workload management becomes critical.
—Lia Assimakopoulos
dallas Stars, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
The Panthers sending 10 players to the Olympics brings another question not just of their workload, but who’s left at home to practice.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workload
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Given James is 41 years old, there was always going to be load management absences, especially on back-to-backs.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Doug Williams' letterman jacket is on load from the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Grambling State University.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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First Amendment experts question whether such dismissals violate free speech protections for public employees’ off-duty commentary.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The dead included Hussein Hassan Hussein al-Semieri, a paramedic who was on duty at the time, said the hospital.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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Strazik’s task is to build a distinct culture for a much more focused business, at a very different time, while driving growth at a pace that GE struggled to find for years after Welch stepped down.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Rebuilding Altadena Times contributor Sam Lubell wrote a comprehensive piece about the rebuilding of Altadena’s community spaces and parks in the wake of the Eaton fire, a task that has attracted the talent and attention of Disney Imagineers and Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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This work offers a new platform for designing efficient photo-electrocatalysts and advancing next-generation solar–electrochemical energy conversion systems.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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The opening night celebration in September features violinist Joshua Bell, after which Shelley will guide the season through a series of classic works, beginning with Mahler’s Second Symphony.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Suffice to say, Macdonald has more than done his job.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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At this point in his presidency four years ago, Democrat Joe Biden’s job rating was tumbling.—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Workload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workload. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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