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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An organization that tests AI models called Model Evaluation and Threat Research found in July that developers take 19% longer to work on their code when using AI, although that research was based on tools from early 2025.
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Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Crews were working on Wednesday to bring the remains of the eight dead skiers off the mountain to be reunited with their families after autopsies are performed to determine the cause of death, authorities said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
So just worked on like a good trajectory, keeping it between 10 and 26 (degrees) launch angle.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
Since the beautification began, the city has worked on 122 residential properties, replaced 78 chain link fences and towed away 57 vehicles.
—CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Andrea Weidlich and Luca Fascione are being recognized for their work on layered material systems in Wētā FX’s Manuka renderer, which has improved the realism and flexibility of visual effects workflows.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
Gambling on the future Fortinsky started working on Novig in 2021 during his senior year at Harvard with cofounder Kelechi Ukah, entering the tech incubator Y Combinator the following year.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
Paper is working on an English-language version of Israeli comedy-drama Johnny and the Knights of the Galilee.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
Reports about LaBeouf’s behavior and arrest did not shock some who worked on the Oklahoma set of his upcoming movie, The Rooster Prince, last November.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026
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Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Crews were working on Wednesday to bring the remains of the eight dead skiers off the mountain to be reunited with their families after autopsies are performed to determine the cause of death, authorities said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
So just worked on like a good trajectory, keeping it between 10 and 26 (degrees) launch angle.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
Since the beautification began, the city has worked on 122 residential properties, replaced 78 chain link fences and towed away 57 vehicles.
—CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Andrea Weidlich and Luca Fascione are being recognized for their work on layered material systems in Wētā FX’s Manuka renderer, which has improved the realism and flexibility of visual effects workflows.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
Gambling on the future Fortinsky started working on Novig in 2021 during his senior year at Harvard with cofounder Kelechi Ukah, entering the tech incubator Y Combinator the following year.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
Paper is working on an English-language version of Israeli comedy-drama Johnny and the Knights of the Galilee.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
Reports about LaBeouf’s behavior and arrest did not shock some who worked on the Oklahoma set of his upcoming movie, The Rooster Prince, last November.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Work on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20on. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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