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.

Examples of work to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Justice Department appealed to the Supreme Court, and the justices agreed to decide whether the Biden administration impermissibly worked to suppress speech on Facebook, YouTube and X. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2024 That sergeant, as ABC News has reported, had a brief conversation with Card's brother, who assured him the family would work to remove Card's guns. Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2024 International mediators have been working to broker a cease-fire, though hopes were thwarted for one before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which started this week. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 16 Mar. 2024 Tornadoes also hit Arkansas and Illinois. Crews across the Midwest are working to sift beneath the rubble to survey the damage left behind. USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2024 The country surveys residents on their level of happiness, and officials work to increase happiness by providing residents with free health care and education, protecting cultural traditions, and preserving forests, said Phuntsho Norbu, consul general of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the United States. Sophie Austin, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024 The City has worked to reduce its own carbon footprint with initiatives like installing solar, but reducing residential and community-wide emissions is another story. Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2024 For roughly the past four weeks, the group has been working to get the restaurant ready to reopen and even brought back some of the former staff, many of whom were left unpaid after the unexpected closure. Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024 Open Arms has worked to save refugees and migrants from drowning in the Mediterranean, to deliver aid after earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, and to evacuate refugees fleeing the Ukraine war. Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024

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“Work to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20to. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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