work in

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as in to infiltrate
to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way managed to work in several references to baseball in his paper on the merits of teamwork

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Recent Examples of work in He’s worked in newsrooms all across the country, including overseeing the USA TODAY sports department. David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025 The tentative agreement is nonetheless a victory for the foreign-policy teams of Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump, who worked in tandem with regional partners Qatar and Egypt to bring it about. Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025 Before transitioning to video editing, Seybold spent eight years in corporate consulting, working in healthcare technology and serving government cloud clients at the Pentagon. Susan Soldavin, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025 Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has branched out into the acting world and he’s done more than work in television and movies. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for work in 
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  • At the hospital, surgeons inserted a shunt to control swelling in Manning's brain and tended to his many injuries.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Cover and cook on low 5 to 6 hours or on high 2 to 3 hours or until an instant read thermometer inserted in the middle of a chop registers 145°F.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
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  • Once Feathers infiltrates their lives, Wallace and his faithful canine companion—along with some friends, like Chief Inspector Mackintosh (Peter Kay)—must then rally to thwart menacing villain’s plans.
    Travis Bean, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Microbes generally infiltrate natural water by way of—brace yourself—animal poop and pee.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Jan. 2025
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  • Thomas Samson | Afp | Getty Images The size of French debt is a key concern for investors who have driven up French borrowing costs over the last year, and has come into focus after the European Union introduced new rules stating a member nation’s budget deficit should not exceed 3% of GDP.
    Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Recently, Cone introduced selvedge fabrics featuring Colourizd sustainable dye technology, which significantly reduces water usage and eliminates harmful chemicals.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 Jan. 2025
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  • For context, the US intelligence community is currently reeling after discovering that hackers linked to the PRC wormed their way deep into US telecommunications infrastructure, potentially compromising things like phone calls and text messages.
    WIRED, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The uncertainty, the instability, the danger that pervades his life worms off the page and into your brain.
    Longreads, Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
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  • Sometimes, he's gotten invited to inaugural balls; other times, he's been able to sneak in.
    Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
  • And with a personal training certification and a degree in kinesiology, a wellness focus often sneaks into many aspects of my personal and professional life.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
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  • The 10-year slipped from a high near 4.8% back to 4.6% over a few days.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
  • In the quarter, Apple slipped to third place — with about a sixth of the market, according to a Counterpoint research featured by Bloomberg.
    Peter Cohan, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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  • Some see him as a political animal, walking a winding path to power in and out of both government and favor.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Firefighters battling the Los Angeles-area fires are facing fresh threats nearly a week after wildfires erupted across the region, fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds in extremely dry conditions.
    Andrew Freedman, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025

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