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But, while it isn't the diesel grunt that can win matches on its own, "plastic energy" is still something.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

He doesn’t talk so much as click, growl and grunt as if clinging to life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

More often, his grunt work involves riding on the front to shield Pogacar from the wind, setting the pace on the hardest mountain stages, and emptying the tank until he can hardly turn the pedals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

After getting her first job, she says, "I raised my hand for a lot of the grunt work that other people didn't want to do and I built connections as I went along."

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

With a grunt of approval, the man stepped aside to allow us to enter.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Hedgehogs may be communicating with more than just snuffles, grunts and snorts, according to scientists who have discovered the animal's hearing range.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

Of course, the Patriots won their six Super Bowls with Tom Brady and Grumpy Lobster Boat Captain Bill Belichick, who built a dynastic partnership before it fizzled in a fog of grunts and perceived slights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

Scam centre staff run the "whole gamut", from expendable grunts held in slave-like conditions to skilled programmers working for high salaries, said veteran Myanmar expert David Scott Mathieson, a former Human Rights Watch monitor.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025

“Girl. Hm. Yeah. Jeez,” she grunts, as if realizing something.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2024

Uttering a couple of those deep grunts, he just seemed to rise up in the air like fog off the river and disappeared in the branches of the bur oak tree.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

He grunted as West and three men transferred him from the small plane to the truck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025

As the video from the event shows, he threw his back into it, taxing himself enough that he grunted from the exertion.

From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2025

On another pitch, Ohtani grunted during a swing at a pitch he seemingly popped up — only to watch it carry just beyond the wall in left-center field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2024

Sitting in the gallery, Peterson shook his head and grunted in disagreement during Brill’s argument.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2023

I held Nan’s crutches as Abby’s mom tried to help her in, but Nan grunted, gritted her teeth, and got into the van on her own.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

“Their Latin name is Bos grunniens — grunting ox.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

It’s why Carson Zone is at the gym every Monday and Friday, grunting into weighted hip thrusts and pushing through heavy staggered lunges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026

This year, with Svitolina serving at 2-1 down in the first set, Sabalenka was called for hindrance by umpire Louise Azemar Engzell for grunting during a rally.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026

With the match on serve, Sabalenka was hit with a hindrance call for grunting, triggering a long video review and boos.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

It’s totally silent except for the workmen grunting!

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman