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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
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
3 July 2026
Joseph came home from working out at the gym one day and got the news.
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Zuri Primos
july 3,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
For months, teams have strategized about how best to prepare their athletes for this kind of heat and humidity—with post-training saunas, hot-water immersion, sweaty outdoor workouts, and heat-training camps.
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Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
2 July 2026
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And humanity aims to follow up on such finds — possibly by astronauts working out of a research base.
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Mike Wall,
Space.com,
3 July 2026
Joseph came home from working out at the gym one day and got the news.
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Zuri Primos
july 3,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
Noun
Today’s vests come with adjustable plates, ergonomic straps and specialized designs built for everything from a neighborhood loop to a full military-style workout.
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Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
For months, teams have strategized about how best to prepare their athletes for this kind of heat and humidity—with post-training saunas, hot-water immersion, sweaty outdoor workouts, and heat-training camps.
—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
2 July 2026
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Now back in King’s Landing, Corlys is distracted at best, meeting with Rhaenyra’s small council to address the crown’s nonexistent funds — the latest on a long list of problems that need solving for the new Queen of the Seven Kingdoms.
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Proponents argue recordings would solve a long-standing crisis that leaves many proceedings with no verbatim record.
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As adult influencers dominate online fashion culture, and tweens and teens see the same content as adults, there are fewer spaces for young people to develop styles of their own.
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However, treatment given soon after exposure can prevent the infection from developing.
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Marine Le Pen succeeds her father as president of the National Front, launching a long-term effort to broaden the party’s appeal and distance it from its extremist image.
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But instead of playing kingmaker, the lame-duck governor has refused to get behind a candidate to succeed him.
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There was success, attention, expectation - and underneath it, a girl still figuring herself out.
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Going back to the books, the cocoon periods after each tragedy were periods of vulnerability, figuring things out and trying to survive, and that’s incredibly satisfying to play.
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The exercise brought together the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force under Project Vantage, an initiative aimed at accelerating the testing and evaluation of maritime attack drones.
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Go through the mental exercise of all the potential difficulties.
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The staff is friendly, knowledgeable and welcoming, ready to answer any questions guests might have about a cocktail menu that changes throughout the year.
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These businesses live or die by people answering phones, booking jobs, chasing payments and calming down upset customers.
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For those of us who needed a reminder that the country was not even forged in a vacuum, start here.
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In Phoenix, Steven Dortch, 25, and his brother JayLn Dortch, 23, gathered at Granada Park to try to forge a new July 4 cookout tradition.
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News of his death – one example of the political violence roiling America in recent years – quickly went global, with graphic videos flooding social media and politicians on both sides of the aisle swiftly condemning the killing.
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Leo Jimenez also went deep for the Marlins, who set a franchise record with 12 homers for a three-game series.
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