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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Dian McElvaine said in 2023 the family was working on getting a death declaration to help with the grieving process.
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Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
The dispatch Employees work on a Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engine for an Airbus SE A330neo aircraft at the Safran SA plant in Colomiers, France, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
—Ian King, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
And those who don’t are working on alternative forms of interactive storytelling.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2026
Samuels at the monthly Panel for Educational Policy meeting on Wednesday night said the public schools are currently working on a broader systemwide plan, including parent training sessions as soon as next month.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
In Fall River, the city is still working on cleaning up 41 inches of snow.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
The Chicagoland native has worked on sports, public safety and courts coverage at stops in Charlotte, Dallas, Des Moines and Detroit.
—Sports Editor, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
The student would meet Combs after school to work on applications, and those meetings often turned intimate, the student told police.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
Guerra, who has a BFA from Parsons School of Design, cut her teeth at Lucky Magazine and Madewell and has been at Target for 13 years working on creative collaborations.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
The dispatch Employees work on a Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engine for an Airbus SE A330neo aircraft at the Safran SA plant in Colomiers, France, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
—Ian King, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
And those who don’t are working on alternative forms of interactive storytelling.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2026
Samuels at the monthly Panel for Educational Policy meeting on Wednesday night said the public schools are currently working on a broader systemwide plan, including parent training sessions as soon as next month.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
In Fall River, the city is still working on cleaning up 41 inches of snow.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
The Chicagoland native has worked on sports, public safety and courts coverage at stops in Charlotte, Dallas, Des Moines and Detroit.
—Sports Editor, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
The student would meet Combs after school to work on applications, and those meetings often turned intimate, the student told police.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
Guerra, who has a BFA from Parsons School of Design, cut her teeth at Lucky Magazine and Madewell and has been at Target for 13 years working on creative collaborations.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Work on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20on. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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