work back
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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There’s more detailed information there about how Google’s Location History services used to work back in 2019.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
By the time he returned to the court in 2020, he had changed teams, weathered a global pandemic, and given himself 18 months to work back to full strength.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
If the setup holds, the shares could work back toward $190 by mid-2026, implying upside of roughly 29% from current levels.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
“It’s a chance for me to get the work back into the place that informed it,” Martinez said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2025
You have only yourself and you had better work back to the last line now, in the dark or not in the dark, and cut it away and hook up the two reserve coils.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
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