Torn
Torn adjective - Disrupted by the pull of contrary forces.
Working
Working adjective - Being in effective operation.
Both words in one sentence
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Asada Ryutaro, a Japanese heart surgeon who spent years working for an NGO in war-torn countries.
Source: Manga / Team Medical Dragon - At least until the end, where the Bone Eater's Well stops working and they are torn apart for at least three years.
Source: Time Travel Romance - Vice City: Every citizen of Torn City starts as a lowly crook shoplifting and picking pockets with the goal of working their way up the criminal ladder to become a crime kingpin.
Source: Video Game / Torn City
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