gritty
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I tell students how we got news from “Life” magazine and gritty movie newsreels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Unlike Reese’s Minis, which often lean on that timeless, but gritty filling and waxy milk chocolate, these have a rich dark chocolate shell wrapped around a smooth, slow-roasted peanut butter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
As does “Hoffa,” the 1992 drama, both gritty and glamorous, about the life of labor organizer Jimmy Hoffa, who is now largely known for the mysterious and still unexplained circumstances of his disappearance in 1975.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
A gritty throwback to print journalism: Danny Boyle’s new film, Ink, depicts Rupert Murdoch’s takeover of the Sun, turning it into the United Kingdom’s top tabloid paper.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
In daylight, the Levee was just as gritty as it had been at dusk.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
“It was dangerous and it was a little grittier, a little more scary to grow up in the L.A. of the ’80s,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
For over an hour, a harder, grittier version of the club seemed ready to overcome its history and lift this elusive trophy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Fans of Marvel’s grittier side should like “Punisher,” and “Maul” is cool, but is that enough to justify a subscription?
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
Zahra Ahmedi told the BBC's David White that the subject matter was getting "slightly grittier".
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2025
They were nearing the edge of Lkossa, a grittier part of the city littered with old crates, debris, and other filth.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Metal’s always been escapist, even at its grittiest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
However this story ends, U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn has to go down as one of the greatest, grittiest competitors in the history of her sport or any other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
Crawley at least found form with the grittiest of knocks, adding 78 with Joe Root then 68 with Harry Brook, defending well and attacking loose balls.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
At 31-2, the smart money was on an England capitulation, only for Crawley to produce the grittiest knock of his 62-Test career.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025
She came out of Berwind, which was one of the grittiest and roughest towns in the county.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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