Remain
Remain verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.
Work on
Work on verb - To exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something.
Both terms in one sentence
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That said, most Disney films remain purely kiddie fodder and don't work on more levels than that.
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These remain Al's Trademark Favorite Food in Real Life, though as a vegetarian he uses tofu dogs now.Philo: Well, it appears that my work on this planet is complete!
Source: Film / UHF - Tedd, for his part, while his libido hasn't really changed, has lost a lot of his Mad Scientist cred with the revelation that he's just been reverse-engineering alien tech, and parts of it (which work on the same principles as Earth "magic") remain a mystery to him.
Source: Characterization Marches On
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