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as in inserting
to put among or between others
I think that we can work in one more interview in the afternoon lineup
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as in infiltrating
to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way
managed to work in several references to baseball in his paper on the merits of teamwork
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Recent Examples of working in
The Singapore-native had spent the past few years working in public relations at various companies, from large agencies to smaller boutique firms.
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Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2025
The policy represents one of the most dramatic overhauls of the H-1B program in decades, targeting a visa category heavily relied upon by Indian professionals working in America’s technology sector.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Rather than working in isolation, the most effective tech leaders understand that meaningful impact comes from building bridges with organizations, institutions and communities that share common goals.
—Kiyoshi Oka, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Teens in jail, teens working in the fields, teens facing down the government?
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Espinal built a life for himself and his family here, working in construction and volunteering as a pastor at Iglesia del Nazareno Jesus Te Ama, also known as the Church of the Nazarene Jesus Loves You, in Easton, Maryland.
—Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Schmitt says the idea of creating an African version emerged while the group was working in Tanzania.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 30 Aug. 2025
Many gardeners, especially those working in clay soils, have trouble getting tulips to return each season.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
But as far as fame goes, the 32-year-old was totally cool with being out of the spotlight and working in the background as part of Drake’s team.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2025
Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2025
The policy represents one of the most dramatic overhauls of the H-1B program in decades, targeting a visa category heavily relied upon by Indian professionals working in America’s technology sector.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Rather than working in isolation, the most effective tech leaders understand that meaningful impact comes from building bridges with organizations, institutions and communities that share common goals.
—Kiyoshi Oka, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Teens in jail, teens working in the fields, teens facing down the government?
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Espinal built a life for himself and his family here, working in construction and volunteering as a pastor at Iglesia del Nazareno Jesus Te Ama, also known as the Church of the Nazarene Jesus Loves You, in Easton, Maryland.
—Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Schmitt says the idea of creating an African version emerged while the group was working in Tanzania.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 30 Aug. 2025
Many gardeners, especially those working in clay soils, have trouble getting tulips to return each season.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
But as far as fame goes, the 32-year-old was totally cool with being out of the spotlight and working in the background as part of Drake’s team.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for working in
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Sandeen accused the director of inserting their political views at church.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
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The team created mesoporous MXenes by inserting silica pillars between the layers, opening up the space and allowing polymers to flow more easily.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Sep. 2025
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And when his claims about a lobbyist infiltrating the summit bear out, Alex winds up breaking a story that makes news that evening.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Savant star took to Instagram to share her perspective on the network delaying the miniseries, which follows an investigator infiltrating domestic extremist groups, indefinitely.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Sep. 2025
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Hard to blame the cats for wanting to catch a race by sneaking in, especially with the rising ticket prices.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Each trip was filled with exploring miles of bike trails, kayaking, taking horseback-riding lessons, and sneaking out of the cabin early to adventure.—
Lauren Jones,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Sep. 2025
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Wickremesinghe set loose the armed forces on the protests, which fizzled out rapidly, and stabilized the economy by introducing painful austerity measures backed by the International Monetary Fund.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Culpo shared more snaps of her daughter’s first game on her Instagram Stories, including a shot of herself cradling Colette on the field, Colette sleeping during the game and Culpo introducing her daughter to NFL wives Claire Kittle, Sarah Taylor and Kristin Juszczyk.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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On certain wallpapers, the clock even has a depth effect, slipping behind the subject in your photo.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Brian sees Ellen from across the crowd, standing with Malcolm, and Murtagh can’t resist slipping a verbal dagger into his cousin’s ribs.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
26 Sep. 2025
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An official video, which has since been taken down, showed a vibrant spectacle of fireworks being unleashed from the top of a mountain, forming a winding line that Cai – the mastermind behind 2008 Beijing Olympic Games’ fireworks display – likened to a dragon.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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This knot is made by winding two strings around each other three and a half times and then gluing their opposing ends together.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
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