work to
verb
worked to; working to; works to
chiefly British
: to work within the limits of (something)
We have to work to a very tight budget.
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Mary is a devoted daughter who has been there for me after a cancer surgery, taking off from work to help me after the surgery.
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R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2026
The Hunts and English worked to turn a tragic story into something good.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
As distillers worked to make whiskey appealing to American consumers, Reigler began documenting how women contributed to that effort, ranging from the wives who made key marketing decisions that boosted distillery tourism to the female bartenders who designed new whiskey cocktails.
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And scientists are working to understand how such substances might affect wildlife.
—Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
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R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2026
The Hunts and English worked to turn a tragic story into something good.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
As distillers worked to make whiskey appealing to American consumers, Reigler began documenting how women contributed to that effort, ranging from the wives who made key marketing decisions that boosted distillery tourism to the female bartenders who designed new whiskey cocktails.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
And scientists are working to understand how such substances might affect wildlife.
—Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
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