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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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You didn’t shoot it down right away, but you could tell there were some things that we needed to work through for this to make sense, and rightfully so.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Palo Alto and CrowdStrike were included as members in this partnership, which led analysts to believe the companies are in a good position to work through complex security concerns.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Discomfort is no longer something to work through but something to explain—often by projecting blame onto an external source.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Tolly adds that those lessons will shape how they support future hosts and teach them how to work through these dynamics.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Having a puzzle to work through always helped distract her from all the new swirling around.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

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