work at

verb

worked at; working at; works at
Synonyms of work atnext
: to make an effort to do (something) better
She has been working (harder) at controlling her temper.

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Massive groups of specialised computer chips must sit very close together to work at top speed. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 27 Sep. 2026 Stosz now works at one such evaluation lab that has worked with Anthropic, OpenAI and Google to test their systems, and also chairs the AI Evaluator Forum, which is drafting best practices for the field. — Garance Burke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 In recent years, Hinton, who previously worked at Google, has issued a series of warnings about existential risks associated with AI, particularly if an AI model surpasses human intelligence and becomes autonomous. — Katie McQue, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026 Ingram said some of the concerns about ending self-attestation are overblown and people can get diagnoses to support their inability to work at many places, including charitable clinics and federally qualified health centers. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for work at

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“Work at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20at. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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