work in

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as in to infiltrate
to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way managed to work in several references to baseball in his paper on the merits of teamwork

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Recent Examples of work in Fatio is a renowned Swiss architect mostly known for his Italian Renaissance-style work in Palm Beach, Fla. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2025 Norwegian Expressionist Edvard Munch showed his work in Stockholm, rising to prominence just as af Klint began finding her own artistic voice. Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025 The competition is open to any European company working in the launch business. ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025 Toriyama’s art remains unmatched, and his style impossible to replicate following his death — even by the very people tasked with continuing his work in series like Dragon Ball Super. Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for work in
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Verb
  • They can be installed at more ergonomic heights than a range, which requires bending over to insert or retrieve items from oven cavities.
    Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Maybe most notable is their dial design which makes the buds incredibly easy to insert and control, both real-life conveniences that often get overlooked by reviewers and buyers alike.
    Simon Hill, Wired News, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But when the Israeli secret service recruits Uri for a dangerous mission in Germany, he is forced to return home and infiltrate a cell of SS veterans with the aim of locating the Nazi war criminal, Mengele.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
  • With time running out and no viable diplomatic solutions, authorities send in Snake to infiltrate the island and rescue the President in exchange for his own freedom.
    Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Pacifica’s apparent interest in introducing housing to the area does not appear to be singular.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
  • One example is OpenAI’s research assistant, introduced in early 2025.
    Theo Schnitfink, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The plot might seem repetitive, going back and forth between Violet trying to follow the anonymous rules and worming her way out of them to seek help (only to be outsmarted), but the movie’s exciting, stage-like formal flourishes and its disorienting lensing keep things moving smoothly.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Chain Reactions Director: Alexandre O. Philippe Featuring: Patton Oswalt, Takashi Miike, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Stephen King, Karyn Kusama United States, 2024 For fifty years, Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has terrified audiences by worming its way into their subconscious.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • That Ukraine’s fiber-optic FPVs are now sneaking up on Russians in their sleeping bags is a good indication that the drones are becoming extremely capable.
    David Axe, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Investigators learned the girl had snuck out of her house at about 1:30 a.m. to meet up with someone, and that person likely killed her and left her body until it was found about eight hours later, Nienhuis said.
    Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Hands, lots of hands—outstretched, passing cords, clutching mikes, slipping vinyl out of sleeves, scratching records, tapping pads, scrawling signatures onto posters.
    Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Her sister, Nevaeh Garton, wrote in a GoFundMe description that Stockard slipped as the dolphin lifted her in the air on Monday, March 17.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • For a man with his name up in lights this often, much of Merino’s winding path to cult hero at the age of 28 — via stints at Osasuna, Borussia Dortmund, Newcastle United and, most notably, Real Sociedad — has remained in the dark.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The winding two-lane road is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025

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