in the works
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Tesla "is a real exception" in Germany given the absence of a union majority in the works council, said Ernesto Klengel of the Hans-Boeckler Foundation, which has close ties to the trade unions.
From Barron's
Gadot, who received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2025, has a busy year ahead, with multiple projects in the works, including her highly anticipated movie about Egyptian pharaoh Cleopatra, in which she will play the titular character.
From MarketWatch
I told Stewart there could be some Medi-Cal cuts in the works this summer.
From Los Angeles Times
“Nimbyism was stopping us from being able to build,” said Annemarie Gray, who served at the New York City Economic Development Corporation when the Sunnyside Yard project was in the works.
The Worldcoin payments card has been delayed from its planned introduction last year, but Visa said it’s still in the works.
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