dirty work
Example Sentences
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Some of that dirty work, however, is moving to Europe as Mr. Orbán looks to make Hungary an EV hub and Asian battery manufacturers move production abroad to offset tariff risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
Instead, it’s better to humor him by pursuing it and letting some element of the legal system—a judge, a grand jury—do the dirty work of keeping the rule of law at least somewhat intact.
From Slate ● Feb. 14, 2026
Cybersecurity experts are warning that artificial intelligence agents, widely considered the next frontier in the generative AI revolution, could wind up getting hijacked and doing the dirty work for hackers.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025
This Victor does his own dirty work and what goes wrong is his fault.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
“Thanks for doing the dirty work, Mr. Clean,” she says.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
