the works
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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
Beyer said the regulatory development has broad bipartisan support and has been in the works for years, including during the first Trump administration and the Biden administration.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
He’s planning to build a theme park emblazoned with his name—Nateland—in his hometown of Nashville, Tenn., with roller coasters, live shows, restaurants, the works.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
No longer did my teachers lay open for me the book of Nature and speak of botany and zoology; no longer was I given the works of Shakespeare and Pope to con.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
