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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 Although many agents handle these tasks themselves to avoid the expense, some agents or brokers hire transaction coordinators on a pay-per-file basis to lighten the workload. —
Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026 Young added that about half of the teams surveyed are already using AI-native simulation platforms in production, even as traditional methods still account for a slight majority of total workloads. —Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026 Having everything in one place — and working smoothly — starts to matter more the bigger your workload gets. —Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026 Last season’s country club workload for Lawrence from Schoen, Brian Daboll and the Giants’ training staff, on his way back from elbow surgery, also does not bode well for an adjustment to the grueling program Harbaugh is promising. —Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for workload
Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026 Young added that about half of the teams surveyed are already using AI-native simulation platforms in production, even as traditional methods still account for a slight majority of total workloads. —Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026 Having everything in one place — and working smoothly — starts to matter more the bigger your workload gets. —Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026 Last season’s country club workload for Lawrence from Schoen, Brian Daboll and the Giants’ training staff, on his way back from elbow surgery, also does not bode well for an adjustment to the grueling program Harbaugh is promising. —Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for workload
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But recruitment staff feel an addition is required to cope with the load of Champions League football.— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Pollen clings to hair, skin and clothing — skipping the post-school clothing change can actually triple indoor pollen load, per A-Z Pediatrics’ allergy toolkit.— Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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The three-story W Atrium, with its floor-to-ceiling windows and natural light, pulls double duty as an event space and production backdrop, attracting film and content crews.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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The note tells Michael that one of his guards, an off-duty New York City detective, will be here in a half-hour or so.— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
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The indictment says that in exchange for money, the soldiers maintained contact with Iranian intelligence operatives over a few months and carried out a range of tasks under their direction.— Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
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Charged with pulling out of Mary the hurt inside, Coel exquisitely performs the task with the precision of an elite surgeon.— Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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Your goal isn’t to get anyone fired, but more to help redefine boundaries on intimacy at work.— Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Detective Torres pulled in four officers from the department's Gun Violence Initiative unit, a team of intermediate detectives trained for exactly this kind of boots-on-ground work.— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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The company expected to be nearly halfway to its goal of 25,000 new jobs in the area by 2038.— Kendall Staton, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2026
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And really got to that and did a nice job of mixing the four-seamer, the two-seamer.— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Workload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/workload. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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