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dirty work

NOUN
unpleasant or tedious work
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And then the dirty work for 2028 would begin.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

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

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

They are like military without uniform, to do dirty work.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple




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