in the works
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A week later, Mars made its new pledge, which the company said was already in the works when the investigation was announced.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
Additional restrictions for older children, aged 16 and 17, are in the works too, with more details to be announced next month.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
Their second feature, “The Ballad of the Phoenix,” a medieval fantasy, is already in the works.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026
A Tribune analysis found the state has 335 existing data centers, with more than 248 in the works.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
This was almost as good as if Anna May Wong Productions were still in the works.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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