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workload

[wurk-lohd] / ˈwɜrkˌloʊd /
NOUN
line of duty
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NOUN
work load
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"In addition to commercial flights, we monitor incursions by Turkish planes and drones. Greece's geographic position increases our workload," Toki said.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

At her last job, she said her workload kept growing and she had to work longer and longer hours, but her salary stayed the same.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

But McLenaghan said if there were three people on the panel, like the UFU had requested, they could "share the workload" and it could be completed faster.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

An increasing number of people in their 60s, whether or not they have $1 million in retirement funds, are exploring alternatives like reducing their workload, taking a sabbatical or finding part-time work.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

Leah reduced their public hours to ease their workload, 3–5 p.m. and 8–10 p.m. only.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

"Bitcoin mining is particularly well suited to that model because it is flexible and interruptible, while AI workloads can provide longer-duration contracted revenues," he said.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Leopold noted that Arm mostly benefits from rising demand through its business selling royalties and licensing for its chip designs — though its first-ever in-house CPU optimized to support AI workloads could offer an advantage.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

The AI server pipeline rose 157% on quarter, reflecting the ramp of agentic AI workloads among enterprise customers, Kyna Wong and others write.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Some new research suggests that AI tools are making people's workloads even more burdensome.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Overspecialization and excessive student workloads served to limit the effectiveness and efficiency of secondary and higher schools.

From Area Handbook for Romania by Donald W. Bernier




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