work to
phrasal verb
worked to; working to; works to
chiefly British
: to work within the limits of (something)
We have to work to a very tight budget.
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That process typically involves progressing from conditioning work to non-contact drills before being cleared for full contact.
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Grant Afseth, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Tesla leadership has been working to shift investors’ attention to other topics such as robotaxis and humanoid robots.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Traffic investigators are working to determine the circumstances that led to the crash, police said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
To address that and open up the experience to more of the workforce at Kennedy, the agency has quietly begun work to establish a new facility.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
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Grant Afseth, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Tesla leadership has been working to shift investors’ attention to other topics such as robotaxis and humanoid robots.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Traffic investigators are working to determine the circumstances that led to the crash, police said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
To address that and open up the experience to more of the workforce at Kennedy, the agency has quietly begun work to establish a new facility.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Work to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20to. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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