grunt

Some economists predict the technology will wipe out jobs, while others say it will make employees more productive and eliminate grunt work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

You cannot take the pain out of writing, but you can lessen some of the grunt work and redirect your energy, and despair, elsewhere.

From Slate ● May 24, 2026

He said young professionals should not shy away from doing the grunt work.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026

The topic is the biggest flex—and source of stress—in Silicon Valley, where tech pros and amateurs are competing to see how much of their grunt work they can outsource to AI without things backfiring spectacularly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

Mostly with Hila’s fancy friends, but his mother’s parents had even gone, and she had even earned a grunt of approval from his grandfather, which was very high praise.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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

She looks that Medicaid doctor right in his very symmetrical face and says through grunts and gritted teeth: “My girl doesn’t like to wait.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024

The cab driver grunts, and pulls away from the curb, into the traffic.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

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

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

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2023

My father grunted in disgust at the clearly stupid question.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 23, 2023

Lord Fredrick yawned, then grunted from beneath his ice pack.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

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

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

You could choose Homer Simpson grunting “D’oh!” or Eddie Van Halen shredding part of “Eruption.”

From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2025

This is the roof of the world where traffic gives way to yak herders on horseback whistling to reluctant, grunting cattle, as eagles circle above.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025

Grumbling and grunting, they slid into the water.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr