worked up
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Burnham the mayor has beaten the drum for the new Liverpool-Manchester Northern Powerhouse Rail and the high speed Manchester-Birmingham line he worked up with former West Midlands Mayor Andy Street.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Nevertheless, I worked up my courage and said, “Hi, my name is Nick. I love your hat. I have one just like it!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
He was much more worked up about the golf carts and electric scooters around town, which he thought would inevitably lead to some kid getting hurt.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
Like Jobs, Cook chose a longtime Apple employee that worked up the ranks to become a senior leader.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
But she continued to hear it, louder and clearer as the minutes passed, until at last she worked up the strength to reach the window and push back the curtains.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
By the same token, a lot of people who are super worked-up about "cancel culture" are also isolated and anxious about being left behind in a changing world.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2022
One shows McKeller’s recognizably African American head in meager outline transformed on the same sheet of paper into a more worked-up head of Apollo, based on a plaster cast of the Apollo Belvedere.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 5, 2020
It’s also very effective at lulling a worked-up child into relaxation, especially at bedtime.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2019
Standing between an agitated police officer and a worked-up protester who were nearing blows near a gas station in the Sherman Park neighborhood, Hamilton said he stepped in to urge calm.
From Reuters ● Aug. 18, 2016
Borrow confided in Kerrison, and had written to him before leaving Norwich in terms of perhaps unconsciously worked-up affection.
From George Borrow The Man and His Books by Thomas, Edward
