the works
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"Beijing thinks this judgment is the final word. It isn't. The appeal is already in the works," Luke Pollard, head of the residents' association, said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
"Beijing thinks this judgement is the final word. It isn't. The appeal is already in the works," Luke de Pulford, head of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Mr. Morris’s 2025 “Pizzica,” the newest of the works here, had its New York premiere on the “Jazz and Pop” program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
All of that was put in place or is in the works because the Rams, who won the Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium in 2022, have a chance to do it again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
When I was seven, I used to go to the town square to recite monologues from the works of Shakespeare for the adults of my community.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
