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In the past year, U.S. companies made more progress in getting employees back to the office than at any time since 2020, when the pandemic fundamentally changed the traditional work paradigm. This is according to a forthcoming report from CBRE, due out next week. While some employers have gone fully remote and some offer hybrid work opportunities, the push is on to get more workers back to the office.

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