graveyard shift
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For years, Khalwinder Singh Bhengura lived an unassuming life in Arlington, Texas, where the 69-year-old Indian immigrant works a graveyard shift preparing passenger meals for an airline catering company.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
I always did the graveyard shift: I worked for 54 years.
From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026
For most of the last week, Taufahema has left his graveyard shift job as a security guard and driven to the walkway across the 101 freeway between the Balboa Boulevard and White Oak Avenue exits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026
The graveyard shift will become the domain of retail investors and specialized firms.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025
The hours inch by, slower than a graveyard shift on the watchtowers.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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