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• present tense form of work (3rd person singular).
• plural of work.

works

British  

/ wɜːks /

plural noun

1. (often functioning as singular) a place where a number of people are employed, such as a factory

2. the sum total of a writer's or artist's achievements, esp when considered together

   the works of Shakespeare

3. the deeds of a person, esp virtuous or moral deeds performed as religious acts

   works of charity

4. the interior parts of the mechanism of a machine, etc

   the works of a clock

5. informal in preparation

6. See spanner

7. slang

   1. full or extreme treatment

   2. a very violent physical beating

      to give someone the works

8. slang a syringe

9. (modifier) of or denoting a racing car, etc, that is officially entered by a manufacturer in an event

   a works entry

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Most notably, the so-called "sewer socialists" ran Milwaukee for more than half a century through 1960, dramatically scaling up public works projects including a modern sewer system, public housing and social infrastructure.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

Other standout works get similar jewel-box treatment in rooms that display just a few pieces each, complemented by walls painted deep purple, crimson or blue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

Rather than repeatedly converting calculations between time and frequency, as conventional simulations do, the neural network works entirely with a compressed representation of the light's frequency characteristics.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

A new “Friday the 13” movie is in the works nearly 20 years since Jason Voorhees’ last big screen adventure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

“Time works differently in some fairy realms,” Glory said thoughtfully.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

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