long hours

plural noun

: many hours at a time
She is used to working long hours.

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Dance halls also served as entertainment spaces for free-roaming young adults, who gathered after long hours of factory work to socialize, dance and meet potential partners without parental oversight. Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025 Nurses, meanwhile, face long hours, understaffing, and emotional exhaustion. Scott White, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 There are no labor unions at TSMC's operations in Taiwan, and engineers there have often reported working long hours and weekend shifts. Ashish Valentine, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025 These imbalances are common in people who spend long hours sitting at a desk, hunching over devices, or repeatedly performing overhead motions in sports or workouts. Dana Santas, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for long hours

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“Long hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20hours. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.

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