worked

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Colleagues told me Ford worked the case tirelessly.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Dual-class shares aren’t new, though, and some have worked out very well.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Lawrence, who worked with him on his adaptation of Hiaasen’s “Bad Monkey,” describes him as surprisingly modest, entirely unlike his swaggering creations.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Fighting across three-minute rounds - rather than two minutes as is traditionally the case in women's boxing - 34-year-old Cameron worked at a high tempo and did her best work on the inside.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

I passed names too, to the right and left, as we worked out a kind of system.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom