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work up

[wurk-uhp] / ˈwɜrkˌʌp /


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Doing that hard work up front is what makes every decision after it simple and fast.

From MarketWatch Mar. 5, 2026

Given the current resources being devoted to oil tankers, they said the group can work up the information necessary to submit a seizure warrant to the court in a matter of weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 23, 2025

It took her all week to even work up the courage to visit this site, which is just metres from where many of the victims died.

From BBC Dec. 21, 2025

This means the controllers who are currently working are staffed for shifts six days per week and sometimes work up to 10 hours per day.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 4, 2025

From the days of Elizabeth Sobek in the 1940s, through my father’s work, up until right now with Ashley, that was what they did—rescued, protected, and sheltered the young.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben




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