work on
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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The goal is to put those findings to work on the ground by planting acorns from trauma-affected trees that still survive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
“We’re not waiting to act—we’re going to speed up our work on substantial and responsible AI oversight before it’s too late,” he added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
He’d already begun to work on a podcast and possible documentary about the case when he asked me, an old acquaintance, to partner with him.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Pearse Vallely is one of those content creators – the 31-year-old from Ballymurphy, in west Belfast, makes a living from his work on social media.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The more we work on it, the better they get.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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