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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But work at the 30-acre site remains on hold after a demolition mishap last month that spilled debris from a wall into the Chicago River.
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Mike Carmon has spent more than a decade dealing with extreme winter weather while working at the Mount Washington Observatory on the summit of Mount Washington, which claims to have the world's worst weather.
—Mara Hoplamazian, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
During excavation season, there have been up to a hundred or so people working at the Ness at any one time, volunteers mostly: a mix of students, locals and archaeologists from elsewhere in Britain.
—Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Both previously worked at Squad (Sutin was the founder), which enabled media screen sharing in video chats so people could remotely watch the same movie or YouTube video together.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2025
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Mike Carmon has spent more than a decade dealing with extreme winter weather while working at the Mount Washington Observatory on the summit of Mount Washington, which claims to have the world's worst weather.
—Mara Hoplamazian, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
During excavation season, there have been up to a hundred or so people working at the Ness at any one time, volunteers mostly: a mix of students, locals and archaeologists from elsewhere in Britain.
—Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Both previously worked at Squad (Sutin was the founder), which enabled media screen sharing in video chats so people could remotely watch the same movie or YouTube video together.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Work at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20at. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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