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working

[wur-king] / ˈwɜr kɪŋ /


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After years of working with Eagle and UCLA, the Natural History Museum concluded that the improved technology could produce valuable results while requiring only very small samples.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

I spent a lot of time behind the scenes working with leadership of the ULA coalition, but not enough members of that coalition.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

For comparison, it’s estimated that SpaceX has roughly 11,100 working Starlink satellites, according to data from the astronomer Jonathan McDowell.

From MarketWatch Sep. 20, 2026

She served in Ohio’s state legislature for nearly a decade and spent the first part of her political career working from a wheelchair after suffering a stroke in 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

Ba had let her think Ma’s coverlet was mine, but the pillow covering I had been working on was a mess of tangled strings.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

What do the inner workings of such a system look like?

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

It aims to provide an exclusive insight into the inner workings of the theatre's costume department from the artists who created some of the Royal Exchange's most iconic shows.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Guerra said it was like "hitting the jackpot", uncovering the inner workings of a vast, underground system.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

Mr. Potter is less interested combing through the Caesars’ allegedly lurid deeds than probing the workings of the state.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Any true progress in the workings of a prison ought to be measurable in changes in the tenor of that relationship.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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