work at
phrasal verb
worked at; working at; works at
: to make an effort to do (something) better
She has been working (harder) at controlling her temper.
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Police identified the shooter as Robin Westman, 23, a former student whose mother had previously worked at the church.
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Doc Louallen, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
Daniel, whose long-estranged father was Italian, works at the behest of the hotel’s owner (Tommaso Ragno’s Augusto) and general manager (Maria Chiara Giannetta’s Adele, Augusto’s daughter).
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
Acevedo is currently working at Jewel-Osco, a grocery store.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
In it, Chastain plays Jodi Goodwin, a military veteran who works at the Anti-Hate Alliance.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
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Doc Louallen, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
Daniel, whose long-estranged father was Italian, works at the behest of the hotel’s owner (Tommaso Ragno’s Augusto) and general manager (Maria Chiara Giannetta’s Adele, Augusto’s daughter).
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
Acevedo is currently working at Jewel-Osco, a grocery store.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
In it, Chastain plays Jodi Goodwin, a military veteran who works at the Anti-Hate Alliance.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Work at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20at. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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