working over

Example Sentences

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Doxorubicin, a commonly used drug for TNBC, often stops working over time as tumors adapt.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

“People will naturally continue working over the holiday period but more at their own speed as they have lots of family commitments to juggle,” Cadwallader said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

She said a crackdown was "starting to work" adding that 8,232 people had been arrested for illegal working over the past year, a rise of 63%.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

“We’ve been working over the course the last couple years to come up with some rational regulation that supports risk-taking, but not recklessness ...,” Newsom said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2024

“When everyone was working over Caroline, where was I?”

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson