worked out
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It also takes the mature tack, as it moves back and forth in time, of portraying characters whose life dreams haven’t quite worked out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
While she worked out each fraudster's true intentions before parting with any cash, she said: "I'll never, ever go on a dating website again. I just don't know where you're meant to meet genuine people."
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The fund’s concentration has worked out well over the past year, as holdings in varying industries have benefited from the AI hardware build-out.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
India has repeatedly insisted that the truce was worked out directly with Islamabad.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Though Titian no doubt worked out the essential features of the composition in preliminary drawings, none have survived.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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