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But no one could outwork my dad, who prided himself on working up to 12 hours per day, seven days per week, well into his 70s.
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The Flyers were outplayed, outshot, and outworked in the first period — against a going-nowhere team that had lost 10 straight — and fortunate to be in a scoreless tie after 20 minutes.
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Getting tough For a little more than a half of basketball, the Nittany Lions outworked MSU in the paint while the Spartans were settling for jump shots.
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Bruce Pearl's team for much of the season compensated for its lack of size by outworking its opponents, regularly outrebounding bigger teams.
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The first half ended with the Heat outworking them to a four-shot possession, grabbing some of those offensive rebounds on the bounce.
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Instead of outworking Memphis to compensate for the missing Larrier, the Huskies played as if the Tigers were perpetually on the power play, seven- or eight-against-five.
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Ohio State also got outworked consistently for what felt like the first time in a while, certainly the first time in Big Ten play.
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Even with the uncontrollable challenges of injuries, the Knights still outwork most of their opponents on defense.
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First Known Use of outwork
13th century
Definition of outwork
: a minor defensive position constructed outside a fortified area
Recent Examples of outwork from the Web
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As a businessman Huizenga was famously disciplined and demanding, determined to outwork competitors and inspire employees.
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Spoelstra masks this small flaw by getting his group to outwork teams in scrabbles for loose balls.
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Do the Patriots outwork the NFL’s other 31 franchises?
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Do your research, be innovative and outwork everybody.
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Each can lock up players now and not have to spend time re-recruiting them into February, which will allow more time to potentially zero in on a few key players and outwork other programs to maybe lure those bigger fish before February.
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But McGregor actually does outwork boxing’s ultimate defenseman and squeak out a decision, then give him every belt in the every sport.
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First Known Use of outwork
circa 1615
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