work through

verb

worked through; working through; works through
: to deal with (something that is difficult or unpleasant) successfully
He saw a psychologist to help him work through his depression.

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The service is also working through practical challenges, including how drones will be deployed and maintained, how pilots will manage their workload, and how commanders can trust autonomous aircraft to behave predictably in complex environments. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026 Sacramento City Unified has asked principals to propose 10% cuts to school budgets this year, setting a $2 million target for reductions to school-site non-personnel spending as the district works through a fiscal crisis. — Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The strategy works through two complementary pathways, either of which some brands may already be pursuing. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 But a support lead who knew exactly how customers broke the checkout flow could watch that knowledge disappear into a ticket queue while a separate team worked through a backlog. — Jay Singh, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for work through

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“Work through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20through. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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