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work

[wurk] / wɜrk /








Usage

What are other ways to say work? Work is the general word for exertion of body or mind, and it may apply to exertion that is either easy or hard: fun work; heavy work. Drudgery suggests continuous, dreary, and dispiriting work, especially of a menial or servile kind: the drudgery of household tasks. Labor particularly denotes hard manual work: backbreaking labor; arduous labor. Toil suggests wearying or exhausting labor: toil that breaks down the worker's health.

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Type 2 diabetes is marked by high blood sugar that occurs when insulin, the hormone that helps move glucose from the blood into cells, does not work effectively.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

“We take any threat to public health with the utmost seriousness, and we continue to work diligently alongside public health officials and food safety experts to ensure the integrity of our products.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Some investors cited having concerns about Gates’s Epstein ties and the group’s shift away from climate work.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The Nutrients study suggests that fish oil may work by moving immune activity away from a damaging inflammatory pattern and toward a more protective one.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

“If you’re going to work with the underground, Tante Corrie, you must learn not to ask questions.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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