working out
Example Sentences
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Warren Buffett in 2001 famously said that comparing the stock market’s value to GDP was one of his favorite rules of thumb for working out whether it was overvalued or undervalued.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
"They fell ill while descending at high altitude. We are working out how to retrieve the bodies," Nivesh Karki, director at Pioneer Adventures, told AFP.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Michael Freedman, a California defense lawyer, said he has noticed an uptick in incidents of jurors tattling on one another to judges rather than working out their differences in jury rooms.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Lord Hill says many in Westminster had forgotten politics was about working out what you want, making an argument for it and persuading as many people as possible to support it at a general election.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
I read him the letter, working out the harder words easily because I’d already heard them from Miss Maggie, and then waited for him to say something.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
