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workaday

[wur-kuh-dey] / ˈwɜr kəˌdeɪ /














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But as chipmakers prioritise the lucrative AI industry, they are producing fewer of the more workaday chips used in everyday consumer electronics like phones and laptops, pushing up device prices.

From Barron's Apr. 22, 2026

Mr. McGuane’s hapless heroes are local politicians, insurance salesmen, small-town lawyers and other workaday hustlers intent on “getting somewhere among people going nowhere.”

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 4, 2025

This fundamentally misunderstands the appeal of conspiracies, though, which is that it’s more fun and exciting to believe in them instead of in workaday truths.

From Slate May 24, 2025

It was for ceremonial occasions, and upstairs there were some workaday offices.

From BBC Dec. 12, 2024

Swim lore was his vacation talk from the workaday talk of running a zoo.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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