work up
Example Sentences
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Doing that hard work up front is what makes every decision after it simple and fast.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026
Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia can work up the information necessary to submit a seizure warrant to the court in a matter of weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
He can’t manage to work up the energy for a more convincing deflection.
From Salon • Dec. 22, 2025
New legislation, which came into effect at the start of July, allows employees to work up to 48 hours in a week as opposed to 40.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025
“I don’t know. Who tells me anything? Señor Aguilar told me about the boy and your mother’s going home. Then he ordered me to do the work up here, too.”
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
