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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Besides his work at the brewery, Herrera is an executive vice president at Colliers, where he has been involved with numerous commercial real estate transactions in the downtown/midtown grid, including many restaurants and bars.
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Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
One is in policy, one works at the Catawba Land Conservancy, and the other does field work with environmental resources management in Atlanta.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Dec. 2025
On the same phone, the police recovered a nearly three-minute video, very dimly lit, of a small figure working at the trunk of a large tree, a chainsaw droning in the background, leaning his whole weight into the job until the crackling collapse began.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Das, a father of three and a member of a minority community, worked at Pioneer Knit Composite Factory.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 30 Dec. 2025
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Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
One is in policy, one works at the Catawba Land Conservancy, and the other does field work with environmental resources management in Atlanta.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Dec. 2025
On the same phone, the police recovered a nearly three-minute video, very dimly lit, of a small figure working at the trunk of a large tree, a chainsaw droning in the background, leaning his whole weight into the job until the crackling collapse began.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Das, a father of three and a member of a minority community, worked at Pioneer Knit Composite Factory.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Work at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20at. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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