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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It will be led by a chef who used to work at Dorian called Yuji Shimokawa.
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Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Tucked in a corner on the second floor is the name plate for Nancy Griffiths, an immigration judge who left her decades-long job as a judge at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and moved from Phoenix to work at Chelmsford.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
The man was riding his bike to work at 5:55 a.m. Aug. 7 when another man appeared from behind a fence and attacked, the Houston Police Department said in a news release.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2025
The city could also jeopardize the trust of people living in camps, who must voluntarily agree to accept an apartment and 12 months of rental assistance for Streets to Home Indy to work at all.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025
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Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Tucked in a corner on the second floor is the name plate for Nancy Griffiths, an immigration judge who left her decades-long job as a judge at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and moved from Phoenix to work at Chelmsford.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
The man was riding his bike to work at 5:55 a.m. Aug. 7 when another man appeared from behind a fence and attacked, the Houston Police Department said in a news release.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2025
The city could also jeopardize the trust of people living in camps, who must voluntarily agree to accept an apartment and 12 months of rental assistance for Streets to Home Indy to work at all.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Work at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20at. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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