work at
phrasal verb
worked at; working at; works at
: to make an effort to do (something) better
She has been working (harder) at controlling her temper.
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The eldest of five children, Ed was expected to work at the store full-time after graduating high school.
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Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Tim Kiska worked at the Free Press from 1970-1987 and is now a professor of communication at University of Michigan-Dearborn.
—Tim Kiska, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
Until the 1980s, the neighborhood was home to Black and white families who worked at the numerous industrial facilities in the area.
—Larkin Gallup, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
Fern Frost was an LPN who worked at a local hospital and a local nursing home, the obituary noted.
—Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Tim Kiska worked at the Free Press from 1970-1987 and is now a professor of communication at University of Michigan-Dearborn.
—Tim Kiska, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
Until the 1980s, the neighborhood was home to Black and white families who worked at the numerous industrial facilities in the area.
—Larkin Gallup, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
Fern Frost was an LPN who worked at a local hospital and a local nursing home, the obituary noted.
—Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Work at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20at. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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