Despite holding multiple jobs, the working poor often cannot afford basic healthcare or stable housing.

The local council increased funding for youth work to provide mentoring and skills workshops for at-risk teens.

Next summer, the ecology students will begin their field works to study wetland restoration.

The team scheduled a full day of stream-work to document the river's biodiversity.

Local conservationists inspected the stream-works installed upstream to prevent erosion.

Despite our thorough preparations, several wrenches in the works forced us to delay the launch.

The sudden funding cut was a real wrench in the works for our research project.

She works up a detailed report for every meeting.

Every night, the high priest works the oracle to interpret the villagers' dreams.

Before dawn, the priestess worked the oracle and delivered answers that calmed the villagers.