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work up

[wurk-uhp] / ˈwɜrkˌʌp /


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Certainly, tweaks to the bill — some of them under discussion as part of the Rules Committee’s work-up — would strengthen the proposal.

From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 2022

When Warren first met her now-husband, she sent him for a full lab work-up, HSV test included.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2022

Sawas focused on the two abnormalities of the work-up — the inflammation of the small intestine and the low elastase.

From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2022

Yet, this is often what distressed patients with irritable bowel syndrome hear, implicitly or explicitly, when a medical work-up reveals no apparent explanation for their repeated bouts of abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea or constipation.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2021

When she sought an abortion, a work-up revealed a 24-week fetus with extreme anomalies and an unusually large placenta.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2019