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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She's worked at Forbes since 2013 and in that time has written on everything from the student debt crisis to Triple Crown-contending (and winning) horses.
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Forbestv, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
He’s worked at the paper for nearly 20 years, covering real estate, tourism and the economy before joining the Metro desk in 2014.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
She wasn’t involved in the research but has worked at Taforalt cave in eastern Morocco, where 15,000-year-old hunter-foragers were buried.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
The 27-year-old who works at Whole Foods in the offseason took a 1-2 sweeper from Gillispie in the fifth and drove it the other way to right field.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
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Forbestv, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
He’s worked at the paper for nearly 20 years, covering real estate, tourism and the economy before joining the Metro desk in 2014.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
She wasn’t involved in the research but has worked at Taforalt cave in eastern Morocco, where 15,000-year-old hunter-foragers were buried.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
The 27-year-old who works at Whole Foods in the offseason took a 1-2 sweeper from Gillispie in the fifth and drove it the other way to right field.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Work at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20at. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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