the works
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"This is based on financial cost evaluation, contract terms, route to market and timely delivery of the works with escalating material costs," the report said.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Clinical trials are in the works; a major one aims to determine if metformin, now approved as a diabetes medication, can delay age-related diseases like cancer and dementia, and improve cardiac health.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
This is a candidate who, after all, already has a Hulu development deal in the works documenting life after the Palisades fires.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
“The market is really feeling buoyant, but we are only as good as the works we can get.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Zero is the wrench in the works of both great theories.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
