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working (for)

verb

Definition of working (for)

present participle of work (for)

as in serving

to be a servant for worked for a rich and powerful family

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Three years on, the worst security failure in Israel's history now threatens to end the career of its longest-serving prime minister.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Vance Boelter is already serving a federal life sentence for the attack on Minnesota lawmakers that killed House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.

— Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

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