grind
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Others note that the presence of body-worn cameras has helped disprove frivolous claims filed by criminal suspects or others who have an ax to grind with the department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
You’re not in this purchase to grind out a small gain with a minor move — you want a big gain on a monster move in VIX.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
“We work very hard with the spices to grind them in very coarse, medium or fine sizes,” he explained.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
While still warm, shower with a little more Pecorino and another grind or two of black pepper.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Then I’d collect the smashed pottery and the smashed meat pasties and grind them into all my perfect stitchery.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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They may even be detained for months or years while their case grinds through immigration court.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
When he’s done speaking, Paul looks back down at the table, grinds his palms together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
Stir well, then season with soy sauce, a few grinds of black pepper and salt as needed.
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
Markets remain worried about a potential pullback in consumer spending as the conflict grinds on and retail energy prices continue to climb.
From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026
Werner shivers in the back of the truck while Neumann One grinds down switchbacks.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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Hiring had almost grinded to a halt by the end of summer, alarming the Fed enough to push the central bank to start cutting interest rates again.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2025
Call hit a single with one out in the sixth, and Pages grinded through a 12-pitch at-bat of his own after that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025
"I'm just pleased I grinded it out and got the win."
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2025
“As the war has grinded on, justice is beginning to seem more like cruelty,” Stewart said on Monday's segment.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2024
Grover touched a tiny scratch, and it became a Greek A. The mark of Daedalus glowed blue, and the stone wall grinded open.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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Designing a new EV assembly line from the ground up will allow Ford to marry a fresh concept for a vehicle with a solid cost structure, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Davies explained the area had ground nesting birds and the highest density of the most important species.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
At the fair ground, bumper cars and other rides remained covered in their protective plastic sheets.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Keaton spent a staggering eight years building the home, which effectively saw her rebuilding it from the ground up, a process that she documented in her 2017 book.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Clare draped his cloak over his chest, then removed his monocle and placed it on the ground.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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“They are clearly trying to destroy the program by grinding down the financial health of nonprofits,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The diplomatic machinery is already grinding toward those meetings, with each serving as a checkpoint Beijing wants to clear without a Taiwan arms package in between.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Since Russia’s 2022 invasion, the conflict has settled into a grinding war of attrition, with both sides deeply dug in.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
On both occasions, their run came to a grinding halt at the semi-final stage, losing on penalties to Germany.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Outside in the darkness, the endless mass of pack ice was grinding against itself like a restless giant breaking mountains in its sleep.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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