work through
verb
worked through; working through; works through
: to deal with (something that is difficult or unpleasant) successfully
He saw a psychologist to help him work through his depression.
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Figure 1 sets out one such possible framework for both executive and board teams to work through over three stages - planning, delivery, and follow up – to help ensure a value-enhancing exercise.
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Anna Marks,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
In groups of four, the children worked through addition problems, counted by tens and checked each other’s answers.
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Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Take Hogarth, whose moral series seem to me to be exploring how storytelling works through metaphors of paths and journeys.
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Clare Bucknell,
The New York Review of Books,
27 June 2026
Casad started helping him with the dairy, working through the night on his own farm.
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Emily Cureton Cook,
ProPublica,
26 June 2026
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Anna Marks,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
In groups of four, the children worked through addition problems, counted by tens and checked each other’s answers.
—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Take Hogarth, whose moral series seem to me to be exploring how storytelling works through metaphors of paths and journeys.
—
Clare Bucknell,
The New York Review of Books,
27 June 2026
Casad started helping him with the dairy, working through the night on his own farm.
—
Emily Cureton Cook,
ProPublica,
26 June 2026
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“Work through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20through. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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