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workaday

[wur-kuh-dey] / ˈwɜr kəˌdeɪ /














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Boring as it may seem, most Californians want someone who’ll focus on their workaday concerns, not jollification.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

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

That an Oscar-nominated director with a celebrated eye for the ethereal, strange world of girl-women living in beautiful boxes could make a film as workaday as this one is frustrating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

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 in striking contrast to the messy reality of the workaday world.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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