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grunt

[gruhnt] / grʌnt /
VERB
snort
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NOUN
one doing rough physical labor
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So the AI does 90% of the grunt work?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 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

Aryna Sabalenka was called for hindrance for a change in her grunt during her Australian Open semi-final against Elina Svitolina in January.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

He let out a muffled grunt as my arm caught him in the stomach.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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