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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Between 200 and 300 people inside were initially arrested, including active-duty U.S. military members, some of whom were working at the club, police said.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
Jordan has previously worked at Spin and Death and Taxes.
—Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2025
Maggie Perkins left her teaching job to work as a clerk at Costco, and she’s never looked back
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Maggie Perkins left her teaching job to work at Costco in 2022,
Perkins shares her journey and life on TikTok, where she's grown a following.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
In October, an elevator technician working at a museum elsewhere in the Netherlands mistakenly threw away a piece of artwork made to look like two empty beer cans.
—Issy Ronald and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
Jordan has previously worked at Spin and Death and Taxes.
—Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2025
Maggie Perkins left her teaching job to work as a clerk at Costco, and she’s never looked back
1 Comments
Maggie Perkins left her teaching job to work at Costco in 2022,
Perkins shares her journey and life on TikTok, where she's grown a following.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
In October, an elevator technician working at a museum elsewhere in the Netherlands mistakenly threw away a piece of artwork made to look like two empty beer cans.
—Issy Ronald and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Work at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20at. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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