works (on)

present tense third-person singular of work (on)

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  • The soaring temperatures are caused by a heat dome — a vast area of stagnant high pressure parked over swaths of Europe, which acts like a lid on a pot, stubbornly trapping heat.
    Taylor Ward, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • For a person of 22 years of age, though, Gen acts like she’s seen and done it all.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 23 June 2026
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“Works (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/works%20%28on%29. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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