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But unlike last time, Bath found a response as their reinforcements from the bench added grunt.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

In a gangster movie we’d call it muscle: large men with misshapen heads who do the grunt work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 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

He bore down on Samir with a grunt.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Like all the other animals, he expresses himself through bleats, grunts and hugely dynamic facial expressions - which is part of his global appeal.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 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

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

Lily grunts as she lifts the palm-filled pot onto the table.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

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

They all nodded and grunted in agreement, but I sensed there was something they weren’t telling me.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

This year, with Svitolina serving at 2-1 down in the first set, Sabalenka was called for hindrance by umpire Louise Azemar Engzell for grunting during a rally.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 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

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

From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2025

Natalie might have made the kind of grunting noise prehistoric cave people made to one another before anyone invented language.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix