piece of work
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“For me that was a profound affirmation for a piece of work that could easily have been very harshly and very negatively judged.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
“When an actor does a piece of work and it really touches people and has an impact like it did with Delta Slim and ‘Sinners,’ you can’t help but think how it might be broadened.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
What a piece of work is man, the paragon of animals, whose triumphs include mobile-phone shopping and same-day delivery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
The workshops were initially due to take place over 10 weeks, and then a further five weeks to develop the final piece of work, the group said.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025
The kind words were genuine, for the doghouse was a handsome piece of work, of nice proportion, with clean angles.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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