work through
phrasal verb
worked through; working through; works through
: to deal with (something that is difficult or unpleasant) successfully
He saw a psychologist to help him work through his depression.
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Firefighters also worked through the night to put out fires in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, where two people were injured, officials said.
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Aamer Madhani and Susie Blann The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
During a shutdown air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration officers are deemed essential, requiring them to work through a shutdown without pay.
—Nik Popli, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Firms between roughly $500 million and $10 billion in revenue are earlier in their AI journeys, and often lack the internal scale to absorb work through insourcing alone.
—Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Firefighters also worked through the night to put out fires in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, where two people were injured, officials said.
—Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
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Aamer Madhani and Susie Blann The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
During a shutdown air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration officers are deemed essential, requiring them to work through a shutdown without pay.
—Nik Popli, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Firms between roughly $500 million and $10 billion in revenue are earlier in their AI journeys, and often lack the internal scale to absorb work through insourcing alone.
—Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Firefighters also worked through the night to put out fires in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, where two people were injured, officials said.
—Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Work through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20through. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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