work on
verb
worked on; working on; works on
1
: affect
worked on my sympathies
2
: to strive to influence or persuade
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That way, Congress can continue working on policy issues while the government stays open, and our citizens would not have to suffer.
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Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
An explosive test can mean many different things While the major nuclear powers have not detonated a nuclear bomb in decades, that doesn't mean work on nuclear weapons stopped.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
The Colorado Lottery is working on an expansion that would allow people to buy tickets online directly from the state lottery and purchase those tickets with credit cards, something that is currently prohibited in the state.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
Brown has been working on a townhome in Dallas with a small yard off a long hallway.
—Kelley Bruss, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
As a director, Kodjoe most recently worked on the final season of Station 19, as well as the Lifetime movie Safe Space, starring his wife Nicole Ari Parker, alongside Drea De Matteo.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
His biographer, Halldór Guðmundsson, states that Rome always worked on him like a drug.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Threats to strip funding from organizations working on civil rights, immigration, reproductive justice, LGBTQ+ lives, and racial equity arrived almost overnight.
—Adrianne Wright, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Gary Dauberman, the scribe behind the hit It and Annabelle horror movies, wrote the initial script for the project, which then caught the attention of Lin, who is best known for his work on the Fast and Furious action movies.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
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Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
An explosive test can mean many different things While the major nuclear powers have not detonated a nuclear bomb in decades, that doesn't mean work on nuclear weapons stopped.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
The Colorado Lottery is working on an expansion that would allow people to buy tickets online directly from the state lottery and purchase those tickets with credit cards, something that is currently prohibited in the state.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
Brown has been working on a townhome in Dallas with a small yard off a long hallway.
—Kelley Bruss, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
As a director, Kodjoe most recently worked on the final season of Station 19, as well as the Lifetime movie Safe Space, starring his wife Nicole Ari Parker, alongside Drea De Matteo.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
His biographer, Halldór Guðmundsson, states that Rome always worked on him like a drug.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Threats to strip funding from organizations working on civil rights, immigration, reproductive justice, LGBTQ+ lives, and racial equity arrived almost overnight.
—Adrianne Wright, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Gary Dauberman, the scribe behind the hit It and Annabelle horror movies, wrote the initial script for the project, which then caught the attention of Lin, who is best known for his work on the Fast and Furious action movies.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Work on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20on. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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