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  • plural of work.
  • present tense form of work (3rd person singular).
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works

NOUN
everything
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How it works: One at a time, captains race toward a dock, turn sharply and reverse into a slip.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Now you just need to fine-tune your plans so the money works exactly as you want.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

That works for the National Football League, where 10 different teams have reached the Super Bowl over the last 10 years — some of them, obviously, more than once.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Stuart McCarthy-Thompson, who works at the Avon Wildlife Trust, said the impact has been "devastating".

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

“That is not how it works here in Deadwood, Gingersnipes. Come back this instant and try again.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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