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work

[wurk] / wɜrk /








Usage

What are other ways to say work? Work is the general word for exertion of body or mind, and it may apply to exertion that is either easy or hard: fun work; heavy work. Drudgery suggests continuous, dreary, and dispiriting work, especially of a menial or servile kind: the drudgery of household tasks. Labor particularly denotes hard manual work: backbreaking labor; arduous labor. Toil suggests wearying or exhausting labor: toil that breaks down the worker's health.

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Work began on Tuesday to allow pedestrians to use the pavement and a one metre section of the carriageway between Chepstow and Tutshill is now open.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

UBS also points to the Fair Work Commission’s ruling of higher wages for health professionals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Employees often need help understanding trading restrictions they are likely to encounter after an IPO, says Kate Winget, chief revenue officer of Morgan Stanley at Work.

From Barron's • Jun. 13, 2026

The survey analyzed anonymized, aggregated workplace data from companies using the Glean Work AI platform, a private search tool used to manage their internal information.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

“Imagine if everyone went around transforming lead into gold. Gold would lose its value. “It’s only those who are persistent, and willing to study things deeply, who achieve the Master Work.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho




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