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work through

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verb

  1. (tr, adverb) psychol to resolve (a problem, esp an emotional one), by thinking about it repeatedly and hence lessening its intensity either by gaining insight or by becoming bored by it

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The jokes being worked through today will be the last few to make it into crackers for 2026.

From BBC

Looking ahead to 2026, Shenfeld said the outlook hinges on jobs, incomes and housing costs, particularly as mortgage renewals work through the system.

From The Wall Street Journal

In an email to those staff members on leave, the department said it still planned to fire them but now wants them to start working through its backlog.

From Salon

The state projects that local education agencies will ultimately pay out between $2 billion and $3 billion once cases work through the court system.

From Los Angeles Times

"We are working through the consequences of what this is."

From BBC

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