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as in developed
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort
spent years working up a period novel that was historically accurate in every detail
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Recent Examples of worked up
Jason Guriel, Longreads, 10 Nov. 2022
Based on it, Britten and his lover Peter Pears, the tenor who inspired so much of his vocal music, worked up an opera scenario, and the writer Montagu Slater turned it into a libretto.
—Dallas News, 21 Oct. 2022
Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate Dressed in street clothes, Keldon Johnson worked up a sweat on the Spurs bench in their 102-99 loss to Orlando on Thursday night.
—Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Oct. 2022
Mourning Sagan and racing against the clock, the Contact team worked up until the premiere date in August 1997 to finish the film.
—Vulture, 29 June 2022
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In microseconds, Shakespeare and Company’s invisible AI, lurking on some server, has worked up a précis on the available copies, including prices and comps from recent auctions.
—Jason Guriel, Longreads, 10 Nov. 2022
Based on it, Britten and his lover Peter Pears, the tenor who inspired so much of his vocal music, worked up an opera scenario, and the writer Montagu Slater turned it into a libretto.
—Dallas News, 21 Oct. 2022
Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate Dressed in street clothes, Keldon Johnson worked up a sweat on the Spurs bench in their 102-99 loss to Orlando on Thursday night.
—Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Oct. 2022
Mourning Sagan and racing against the clock, the Contact team worked up until the premiere date in August 1997 to finish the film.
—Vulture, 29 June 2022
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To that end, AWS has developed internal tools like a triage assistant that uses natural language processing to identify patterns, recommend actions, and speed up decision-making.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Like a callus developed from lifting weights, the Kicks earned its toughness the hard way.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Join 4 others in the comments View Comments For those who are fed up with paying a premium for being partnerless, Zillow also calculated which major US cities have the lowest singles tax.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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In 2022, Jessica Evans decided she was fed up with dating apps.—
Emily Burns,
WWD,
11 Feb. 2025
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That close bond was forged in the mid-1970s when Carter, then the first lady of Georgia, hosted Ford, then the first lady of the country, at the governor's mansion.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
30 Dec. 2024
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In 1990, Bush had forged a formidable 42-country coalition to liberate Kuwait following Iraq's unprovoked invasion.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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As a result, he’s ordered to attend an acting class, where students are instructed how to soften interactions with variously angry, frightened or confused patients.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Peter Nguyen, 54, a father of a seventh-grader at the school, said lots of angry parents spoke up at the meeting.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2025
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For new companies created or registered after January 1, 2025, the deadline is set to 30 days from receiving either actual or public notice of their effective creation or registration.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Revised Reporting Deadlines For companies created or registered before January 1, 2024, the deadline to file initial beneficial ownership reports has been extended to January 13, 2025.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Barring an upset by a very capable Fremont-Oakland team, the two juggernauts from Alameda County’s biggest city should once again duke it out in the postseason.—
Joseph Dycus,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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That’s not a 50-50 ball; that’s a 33.3-66.6 ball, and Xavier Worthy pulled the upset.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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In his first news conference since he the head injury on Sept. 12, Tagovailoa appeared somewhat indignant, especially when asked about how his concussion history will impact his NFL future.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2025
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Gabriela Cowperthwaite Twitter aside, there’s no better way to get indignant in a short amount of time than by watching Blackfish, Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s documentary look into the world of captive killer whales.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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Democrats, for their part, are livid over Musk's early flex, accusing Republicans of being pawns to an oligarch.—
Tal Axelrod,
ABC News,
19 Dec. 2024
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Leila, on the other hand, was still as livid at the family’s decision as if it had been made mere moments ago in an adjacent room.—
Youmna Melhem Chamieh,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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