daily grind
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The daily grind is harder for some than others.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026
Watching the gymnasts change their approach to the daily grind and developing the young team, anchored by Olympic gold-medalist Jordan Chiles, has been a big part of the Bruins’ success.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
From repeatedly whacking steel with a heavy hammer to sitting sweat-drenched by a hearth for hours, the daily grind of blademaking is also not for the faint-hearted.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
Like Christmas, they happened once a year, jolting us out of our daily grind.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
But even the occasional hit would mean, at best, a minor respite from the daily grind of barely making ends meet.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
