work to
phrasal 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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Police and prosecutors are doing yeoman’s work to keep our communities safe and to keep people like Lawrence Reed from escaping justice only to harm again.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
Osika said that the fact that the AI market in Europe is not as fast-paced as the market in Silicon Valley has worked to the company’s benefit.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
Princess Kate is patron of The Forward Trust, a British charity working to support individuals impacted by addiction, crime, homelessness or long-term unemployment, and spearheaded the first Addiction Awareness Week in 2021.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Advertisement When the marketplace model of speech was conceived, it was based in part on the great 18th century economist Adam Smith’s notion of the invisible hand, the idea that markets work to naturally benefit consumers and competition creates efficiency.
—Richard Stengel, Time, 24 Nov. 2025
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
Osika said that the fact that the AI market in Europe is not as fast-paced as the market in Silicon Valley has worked to the company’s benefit.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
Princess Kate is patron of The Forward Trust, a British charity working to support individuals impacted by addiction, crime, homelessness or long-term unemployment, and spearheaded the first Addiction Awareness Week in 2021.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Advertisement When the marketplace model of speech was conceived, it was based in part on the great 18th century economist Adam Smith’s notion of the invisible hand, the idea that markets work to naturally benefit consumers and competition creates efficiency.
—Richard Stengel, Time, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Work to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20to. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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