work up

Example Sentences

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Doing that hard work up front is what makes every decision after it simple and fast.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Given the current resources being devoted to oil tankers, they said the group can work up the information necessary to submit a seizure warrant to the court in a matter of weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

It took years for Cavallo to work up the courage to say "I'm gay" before coming out on 27 October 2021.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025

Residents, including both parents in two-parent households, could be required to work up to 40 hours a week.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2025

When I was at work, up in the Roseland men’s room, I just couldn’t keep still.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey