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work at

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work at something 
1. . to work in a particular trade or craft. He works at carpentry when he has the time. Julie works at editing for a living.
2. . to work on a specific task, machine, device, etc. She was working at repairing the cabinet when I came home. Todd is working at his computer.
See also: work
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Whose patience, fidelity, and hard work have gone far to make the work at Tuskegee successful.
Up From Slavery by Washington, Booker T. View in context
If I break you in, I'll be doing plenty of your work at first.
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