the works
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One of the works in Yale’s show, that drawing is essentially Cubist, but breezily so.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Clinical trials are in the works; a major one aims to determine if metformin, now approved as a diabetes medication, can delay age-related diseases like cancer and dementia, and improve cardiac health.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
This is a candidate who, after all, already has a Hulu development deal in the works documenting life after the Palisades fires.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
While that contract renewal had been in the works for a few months, the timing of the announcement felt pertinent.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
But for my part I will risk no hurt to this thing: of all the works of Sauron the only fair.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
