work through
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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Anyone who has paid attention to Andrés over the years — through his frequent appearances on morning news shows and late-night TV, his nearly 40 restaurants and bars, and, of course, through his high-risk humanitarian work through World Central Kitchen — intuits that this is a man of many emotions.
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General Manager, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
Challenges remain, but improvements continue to unfold as reforms work through the system.
—Chuck Bonfiglio, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
The decision is genuinely complex and there is currently a lack of unbiased digital tools to help people work through this decision in a way that reflects their actual situation.
—Eve Cunningham, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
That could give the city and NCDOT more time to work through their differences and open a window to address the concerns that derailed it in the first place, Driggs said.
—Nicholas Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
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General Manager, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
Challenges remain, but improvements continue to unfold as reforms work through the system.
—Chuck Bonfiglio, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
The decision is genuinely complex and there is currently a lack of unbiased digital tools to help people work through this decision in a way that reflects their actual situation.
—Eve Cunningham, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
That could give the city and NCDOT more time to work through their differences and open a window to address the concerns that derailed it in the first place, Driggs said.
—Nicholas Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
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“Work through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20through. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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