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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
Guguen’s life is infused with both music and perfumes, having played in bands and worked in the fragrance industry for decades.
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Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
People like to work in environments that support them and their work.
—Julia Kappler, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Armstrong says the nonprofit has helped more than 15,000 people find work in different fields.
—Leondra Head, CBS News, 20 May 2026
The Rockhurst University grad previously worked in sales and has been one of the loudest voices within the citizen effort opposing the Nebius data center, previously centered on a Facebook group called Stop The AI Data Center in Independence.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
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Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
People like to work in environments that support them and their work.
—Julia Kappler, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Armstrong says the nonprofit has helped more than 15,000 people find work in different fields.
—Leondra Head, CBS News, 20 May 2026
The Rockhurst University grad previously worked in sales and has been one of the loudest voices within the citizen effort opposing the Nebius data center, previously centered on a Facebook group called Stop The AI Data Center in Independence.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work in
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Investigators said some female victims were found naked or partially unclothed, with evidence of severe mutilation and objects including grenades, nails and household tools inserted into their bodies.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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After being tested for airtightness, helium was pumped into the glass enclosure through thin tubes inserted into the lead lining, to protect the document from corrosive oxygen and parasites.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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Even a senator's office appears to have been infiltrated.—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
14 May 2026
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In some areas, the guards themselves have been infiltrated or co-opted by criminal organizations.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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The legislation, one of the priority bills Democrats introduced with hopes to potentially fold into the budget, ultimately did not advance.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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The opening episode of the AMC dramedy introduces an algorithm that’s a gift to stalkers everywhere.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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The best success comes using it in jungle-thick cover, worming a minnow down between uncooperative branches.—
John Phillips,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
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In terms of the complex set design — which looks like a facsimile of the same passage over and over but with subtle differences worming their way in — Kawamura and his team built two identical corridors for cinematographer Keisuke Imamura to follow the actors through, third- and first-person-style.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
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That afternoon, Djena sneaked out of the house to meet Shams at the neighborhood Starbucks.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The Brewers tied it in the fourth when Luis Rengifo's grounder to third sneaked under Royce Lewis' glove and allowed Brice Turang to score.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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The pair will remain visible for a few hours after sunset, before slipping from view below the spring horizon.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
19 May 2026
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Underlying profit, which strips out non-trading items, slipped 8% to $458 million.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Both cases have been winding their way through state courts, with no decisive resolution.—
Annie Ma,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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Touge races, in which players drift down the winding curves of a mountain like Takumi Fujiwara in his Toyota AE86.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
20 May 2026
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“Work in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20in. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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