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work in

verb
  1. To find time or space for, amid other things. (transitive) · It'll be a tight schedule, but we can work you in.
  2. To work out using a machine in between the sets of someone who is already using that machine. (transitive) · Is it okay if I work in while you rest?
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see work, in. · Next, you have to work the eggs in the batter.· He works in cybersecurity.
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At daybreak, the telegraphs were set at work in all directions, and almost immediately the authorities in every district had exerted their utmost endeavors to arrest the murderer of Caderousse.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 983 · C1
To work in his garden was one of his most respectable pleasures; and Elizabeth admired the command of countenance with which Charlotte talked of the healthfulness of the exercise, and owned she encouraged it as much as possible.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 181 · B2
“Remember, the execution is fixed for the day after tomorrow, and that you have but one day to work in.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 358 · C1
“Yes; he is at work in his library, but he expects you, sir,” replied the valet.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 711 · C1

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