grunt
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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
Now it belongs to a humanoid robot called Digit that was built for grunt work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
He emits a grunt of ale and onion.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
The hope is to become a "big fish" who mediates between the grunts and those with cash, maybe even entering polite society.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
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
Which is all rather astonishing for a film with no conventional dialogue, as the creatures communicate through a language of grunts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
Usually the only sounds you heard at fencing tournaments were the primal grunts and yells from the fencers themselves on the strip.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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
He grunted, clapped his paws, and turned a few somersaults.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
“Their Latin name is Bos grunniens — grunting ox.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
An old Catalan independence flag hanging by its entrance flaps in the wind, and the sound of pigs grunting and squealing in the farm buildings can be heard in the distance.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 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
I can also report that a cane is more useful than a lot of grunting if you are looking to get out of a chair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
I was on my feet, grunting like a bullbat.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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