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work it

Idioms  
  1. Arrange, bring about, as in We'll try to work it so that the board meets tomorrow. [Colloquial; late 1800s]


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In a comment that the paper says could be seen as "a dig at Wills", the duke said: "Some people don't want it to work out. I want to work it out".

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

It’s these obstacles that make Eisenberg’s film feel all the more realistic, accurately representing how much work it takes to find oneself, an arduous process that must be experienced over and over in different ways.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

I asked questions about the technology and how the process would work; it was firm in saying I could get answers only at the actual appointment, which I could reserve with a Venmo payment.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

If all AI labs, including bitter-rival OpenAI, agree to slow their work, it could well benefit all of humanity—if Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s warnings are to be believed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

At work, it came as bittersweet to sit down at the Linotype machine and copy articles.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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