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as in to insert
to put among or between others
I think that we can work in one more interview in the afternoon lineup
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Recent Examples of work in
The recent high school graduate, who works in construction, was critically injured in the blast, which occurred on June 27, per a GoFundMe started for Stratton by a loved one.
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 14 July 2025
This gap is most pronounced for Gen-Z and early-career employees who have never worked in an office.
—Eric Johnson, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Her family moved to the U.S. in the 1980s, after her grandfather worked in the American zone of the Panama Canal and was awarded visas for him and his family.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
Williams continued working in complexity theory in grad school and the years that followed.
—Ben Brubaker, Wired News, 13 July 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 14 July 2025
This gap is most pronounced for Gen-Z and early-career employees who have never worked in an office.
—Eric Johnson, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Her family moved to the U.S. in the 1980s, after her grandfather worked in the American zone of the Panama Canal and was awarded visas for him and his family.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
Williams continued working in complexity theory in grad school and the years that followed.
—Ben Brubaker, Wired News, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work in
Verb
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Cut a pocket into each chicken breast by inserting the tip of a chef’s knife in the thickest part of the breast and cutting a horizontal slit 3/4 of the way through the breast.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
13 July 2025
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Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 July 2025
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Third, Operation Gold Rush highlights how international fraud rings have infiltrated federal programs to steal personal information and American tax dollars.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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Introduced globally in 2021 as a 2022 model, Hyundai hoped the Ioniq 5 and its expanding lineup of siblings would infiltrate the market.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
6 July 2025
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Back in the 60s, the seatbelt was introduced that made car passengers safe.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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He’s then introduced to Institute headmistress Ms. Sigsby (Mary-Louise Parker), Dr. Hendricks (Robert Joy) and Head of Security Stackhouse (Julian Richings).—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
13 July 2025
Verb
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To my great embarrassment, the Velvet Sundown’s songs even managed to worm their way into my brain.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
4 July 2025
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The flea larvae, which look like tiny maggots, worm their way into the carpet or mattress, feeding on the flea dirt that their parents left behind, says Benson.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
31 Mar. 2025
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This snack is a great way to sneak even more protein into your kid’s diet.—
Stephanie Ganz,
Parents,
15 July 2025
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Dianne witnessed Tiffany sneaking the card into her back pocket and confronted her.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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Without nuclear energy to provide the stable, always-on foundation for clean energy, those goals are slipping further from reach.—
Micky Horstman,
Chicago Tribune,
7 July 2025
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Then, Piastri accelerated away and Verstappen spun out trying to match the Australian, slipping from second to 10th place.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
6 July 2025
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China is bidding record low prices for new BESS, which is the key to making solar PV and wind a dispatchable source of electricity—at the lowest price for new build systems.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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While multiple legal challenges wind their way through the federal judiciary, the Supreme Court ruled on June 27 that a nationwide injunction halting implementation of the Executive Order was inappropriate.—
Time,
Time,
14 July 2025
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“Work in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20in. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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