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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That was all over the course of two years, just screening the footage with Ricky [Vela, Selena’s former bandmate], who still works at Q Productions. Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025 The moon's south pole region, which is largely unexplored except for a few uncrewed robotic missions, is believed to be home to subsurface water ice that could be a valuable resource for astronauts living and working at a lunar base. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025 Chazee, who was working at a technology startup, and Vougny at the United Nations, were exposed to frequent work travel. Kaela Ling, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025 In fact, this anomaly was actually first discovered by engineers who worked at the oil company Atlantic Richfield. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025 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 22 Oct. 2025.

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