the works
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The film had been in the works for years, and in 2021 Universal Pictures won a multi-studio auction to helm the biopic.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
The park has been in the works for several years, and construction has moved quickly since a groundbreaking this past fall.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
A new model developed jointly by Cursor and SpaceX is also in the works and will launch on both Cursor and Grok Build.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026
Their new album, titled “In Echo,” has been in the works for over five years.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
Natural Selection...is a power incessantly ready for action, and is as immeasurably superior to man's feeble efforts, as the works of Nature are to those of Art.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
