business hours
noun
: the hours that the office is open to do business
Someone will be available to answer your call during regular business hours.
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Newsweek could not independently verify the report, and contacted the White House press office by email outside of normal business hours for comment.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Accurate business hours, including holiday or emergency schedules, are essential for maintaining trust and ensuring potential patients receive the correct information.
—Lauren Parr, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
There is no entry for the county court’s decision in the state’s online court database and neither Kaul’s office nor the state court office has provided any documentation to The Associated Press of the court’s actions which came after business hours on Friday night.
—Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
There is no entry for the county court's decision in the state’s online court database and neither Mr. Kaul’s office nor the state court office has provided any documentation to The Associated Press of the court’s actions which came after business hours on Friday night.
—Christian Science Monitor, 30 Mar. 2025
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Accurate business hours, including holiday or emergency schedules, are essential for maintaining trust and ensuring potential patients receive the correct information.
—Lauren Parr, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
There is no entry for the county court’s decision in the state’s online court database and neither Kaul’s office nor the state court office has provided any documentation to The Associated Press of the court’s actions which came after business hours on Friday night.
—Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
There is no entry for the county court's decision in the state’s online court database and neither Mr. Kaul’s office nor the state court office has provided any documentation to The Associated Press of the court’s actions which came after business hours on Friday night.
—Christian Science Monitor, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Business hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20hours. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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