work over
Britishverb
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(tr, adverb) to do again; repeat
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(intr, preposition) to examine closely and thoroughly
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slang (tr, adverb) to assault or thrash
Example Sentences
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Younger workers report some of the biggest drops in engagement at work over the past five years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Phil Chetwynd, AFP's global news director, said the news agency's verification teams in the region had delivered "outstanding work" over eight years that Meta itself had praised.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
According to Gallardo, demonstrating that established theories of gravity continue to work over enormous distances strengthens the standard model of cosmology.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
He told the Wall Street Journal that he preferred Lloyd Wright’s work over his father’s, explaining, “Lloyd Wright is more minimal. More pure. But just as beautiful.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
It only takes a few weeks of work over a year to raise five hundred acres of industrial corn.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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