put to work
Example Sentences
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Radcliff is part of a generation entering the financial markets unusually young, with easier access to investing than previous generations but vastly different amounts of money to put to work.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
He was taken to Zabrze in Poland, where he was put to work as a prisoner of war in a coal mine.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
“We believe there’s a clear model for the next-generation utility, where AI simplifies complexity and delivers measurable impact—and it’s something utilities can put to work today.”
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026
The announcement Wednesday represents a milestone for Alexandr Wang, the former Scale AI CEO whom Zuckerberg hired as part of a $14 billion deal and put to work overseeing Meta’s new AI efforts last summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
I didn’t anticipate it being a possibility that Raven would be put to work, because I wasn’t planning to hide any copies of The Gold-Bug until right before the game began.”
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
