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  • present participle of work.
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working

[wur-king] / ˈwɜr kɪŋ /


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“We are frustrated that, once again, we must devote time and energy to working to defeat this harmful proposal that creates unprecedented exemptions from the Coastal Act,” the letter said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

The commissioners' salaries, when added together, are in the region of £180,000 a year for working one or two days per week.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

She cut her teeth first in politics then working for the likes of Google, which early on ran sophisticated public-relations operations to build support for its disruptive business model.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

Lastly, the law allows plans to include language permitting workers old enough to be subject to RMDs to skip them while working for the company sponsoring the plan.

From MarketWatch Aug. 29, 2026

Sela turned over the elaborate floral hair tie Auntie had been working on, running her fingertips over the swirl of blue, purple, and pink.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

“Rafa” also reveals the fragile inner workings behind Nadal’s legendary resilience.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

But through an expedited process, a single member of FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee saw fit to delay the ban, according to people familiar with the inner workings of the reversal.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

With its jokes about the inner workings of Hollywood agents at CAA and the trappings of fame and fortune, “Gail Daughtry” could easily feel like inside baseball.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

There was concern in that group that its inner workings should be hidden from the public because, as the executive order put it, certain proposed solutions “will be ineffective if commonly known.”

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

During the night, he traces the inner workings of a person alive only hours before.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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