: that has been subjected to some process of development, treatment, or manufacture
a newly worked field
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Always cut your biscuits close together to reduce the amount of scraps that need to be re-worked.
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
Those theories never quite worked, and Albert Einstein eventually provided a deeper explanation of gravity as a distortion of space and time.
—George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 13 June 2025
But evidence shows that decades before this violent encounter, the Vikings travelled extensively to procure valuable trade goods in the East, including silver and worked beads.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Comprehensive Recording: Record both worked and non-worked hours to capture complete employee activity.
—Miami Herald, 26 June 2024
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
Those theories never quite worked, and Albert Einstein eventually provided a deeper explanation of gravity as a distortion of space and time.
—George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 13 June 2025
But evidence shows that decades before this violent encounter, the Vikings travelled extensively to procure valuable trade goods in the East, including silver and worked beads.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Comprehensive Recording: Record both worked and non-worked hours to capture complete employee activity.
—Miami Herald, 26 June 2024
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“Worked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worked. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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