grunt
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After getting her first job, she says, "I raised my hand for a lot of the grunt work that other people didn't want to do and I built connections as I went along."
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Their approach is: “If AI wants to do my grunt work, have at it. If AI wants to do our expert tasks, that will only happen over my dead body.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Bath's forward grunt got them over the line against Tigers, with prop Thomas du Toit scoring a hat-trick.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 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
As usual, Jonah helped Dad with the grunt work — tearing stuff out and hammering stuff back in.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Like all the other animals, he expresses himself through bleats, grunts and hugely dynamic facial expressions.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
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
The wacky 1994 film where Robert De Niro grunts his way through playing the Monster?
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 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
Staring straight at me, he started jumping up and down on the limb and uttering those deep grunts.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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
"Oof," Nancy grunted as she stumbled forward and fell to the ground.
From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene
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
She said a paramedic walked past, so the pair tried to get his attention as the woman "appeared to be in distress and was making grunting noises" but "did not appear to be receiving attention".
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 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
So we finish our routine and hit the weights before the football team enters the weight room and starts grunting and trying to see who can bench-press the most L-B-S-es.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
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