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as in to solve
to find an answer for through reasoning
by putting our heads together, we were able to work out the problem
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as in to develop
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort
worked out a compromise between the warring factions
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as in to succeed
to turn out as planned or desired
our plans for a ski vacation just didn't work out
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as in to figure
to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations
after working out the cost of a college education, we've decided that it's never too early to start saving
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Recent Examples of work out
Kari McMahon, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
The winter wind was cold but my wife and I had worked out a system that permitted us to do our ice fishing without undue discomfort.
—Wilson H. Stover, Outdoor Life, 5 Dec. 2024
Emily Blackwood, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Still, the results suggest that tracking your total movement throughout the day, rather than just formal workouts, might be a powerful health check.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 4 Dec. 2024
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With a live show, there’s no practice runs and issues need to be worked out on the fly.
—Kari McMahon, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
The winter wind was cold but my wife and I had worked out a system that permitted us to do our ice fishing without undue discomfort.
—Wilson H. Stover, Outdoor Life, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
Since then, she’s amassed millions of followers who watch her shopping hauls, life updates and workout routines.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Still, the results suggest that tracking your total movement throughout the day, rather than just formal workouts, might be a powerful health check.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 4 Dec. 2024
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Fiber optic solves that problem as well as negating jamming.David Hambling, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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It's packed with adventure, ancient temples, and lots of riddles to solve.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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On the other side, the Chargers have come on of late with multiple players providing key moments as the season develops.Ben Morse, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
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In May, the White House created a working group to develop guidelines for deployment of new nuclear power projects.Dylan Baddour, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024
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What comes next is impossible to know As a second son not poised to take up his father’s mantle, Assad studied ophthalmology in London until his older brother Bassel, who had been groomed to succeed Hafez, died in a car crash in 1994.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
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In September 2015, Russia intervened on the side of Assad, and with support from Iran and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah loyalists, succeeded in recapturing most non-Kurdish areas of Syria, with rebels pinned into a small enclave around Idlib in the northwest of the country.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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But every child has to figure this out on their own for the first time.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
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But ancient bone fragments and genes are helping scientists figure that out.Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Lai, who was inaugurated in May, has settled for the status quo with China but has also vowed to resist Chinese pressure, prompting Beijing to launch major drills and military exercises after his key speeches this year.Brad Dress, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
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This whole film was an exercise in believing that sometimes hopes can come true.Azazel Jacobs, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Arizona opened scoring with a 41-yard touchdown pass from Kyler Murray to Michael Wilson on the game’s first drive, but the Seahawks answered with scoring drives on four of five first-half possessions.Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The big question that needs to be answered is who wins a game H-O-R-S-E between father and daughter? ...Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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Kathie Svoboda has never met her Uncle William, but a new relationship has been forged 83 years after his death.Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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On Wednesday, the links between the two families were further forged when Queen Camilla joined Marcon’s wife, Brigitte, at a literary event in London.Simon Perry, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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But the committee went with the ACC this time, putting 11-2 SMU in the field as the last at-large team, the No. 11 seed with a first-round trip to Penn State on the docket, and leaving 9-3 Alabama out.Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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This lovely man who was quite a dear friend, having worked together so closely, he was simply gone.Rachel Martin, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
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