work upon
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O'Brien managed the lion's share of that work, upon which the paper is based.
From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2023
Some are extremely dark, others are relatively lighthearted, and even the digressions add something to the greater, interconnected mythology or work upon Dream’s understanding of himself.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2022
A dozen riveters and heater boys were at work upon a keel which passed on its float.
From Slate • Jun. 20, 2020
The duke is also expected to meet Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton at a reception about conservation work upon his return to New York on Monday afternoon.
From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2014
A special committee of pigs had been at work upon them for the past three weeks.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
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