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workaday

[wur-kuh-day] / 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

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

Anyway, a significant portion of H-1B recruits weren’t in jobs demanding unique skills, but workaday technicians.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 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

The celebration continued late into the cool August night and trickled into the following day, as the Goble and Kane clans tarried to savor their last moments together before heading back to their workaday lives.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly


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