grind
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Such finds often cause development plans to grind to a halt.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
Without the armies of aides, interns, and volunteers who answer phones in Capitol Hill offices, draft bills, and staff campaigns, lawmaking and reelection bids across the country would grind to a halt.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
But don’t let the relatable career-girl pluck of the movie dilute the fact that this song is pissed off about capitalism, even as its hooks make the grind of working life more bearable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
"When you're in this situation and you've got a guide dog and you can't do anything, it does make certain things grind to a halt."
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
One of the benefits of being the athlete that is often overlooked is that it forces you to work harder, to keep your head down, and grind through whatever task lies ahead.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
They may even be detained for months or years while their case grinds through immigration court.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
When he’s done speaking, Paul looks back down at the table, grinds his palms together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
Markets remain worried about a potential pullback in consumer spending as the conflict grinds on and retail energy prices continue to climb.
From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026
Unless the artificial-intelligence data center boom grinds to a halt, memory and storage chips will continue to see unprecedented shortages.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
If they are inserted all the way in, neutrons can’t travel between the fuel rods and the reactor grinds to a halt.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Hiring had almost grinded to a halt by the end of summer, alarming the Fed enough to push the central bank to start cutting interest rates again.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2025
At Roland Garros he described his level as "vintage Norrie" and the way in which he grinded past Jarry was another example as he went one better here.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2025
His prose is often vivid and propulsive, describing “benches so waxed they were black slabs of former white concrete, generations of candles melted by the sun and grinded into iconography.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
“As the war has grinded on, justice is beginning to seem more like cruelty,” Stewart said on Monday's segment.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2024
I have grinded over jagged rocks and navigated narrow and twisty paths.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli will try to tighten his grip on the drivers' championship on home ground at this weekend's Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
"Underground excavations have compromised ground stability, placing substations, transformers, pylons and transmission towers at risk," City Power spokesman Isaac Mangena said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
But they may show up as ground held rather than ground gained.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Merrill said a persistent drought, which has prompted water restrictions at the Grand Canyon, allowed the heavy rainfall to run off quickly rather than get absorbed by the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
The rest of the animals were gathered behind them, growling and gnashing and pawing the ground.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Climbing out of grinding poverty in rural Appalachia, Parton seemingly never planned on becoming a gay icon, but it is a role she fully embraced -- showing particular affection for drag performers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Under this law, employers are required to take steps to protect workers, such as providing protective respirators and using water to suppress dust, when employees are cutting, grinding or polishing slabs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The diplomatic machinery is already grinding toward those meetings, with each serving as a checkpoint Beijing wants to clear without a Taiwan arms package in between.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Sufferers have described symptoms such as hearing a low hum, clicks, squeals and "grinding metal" while others reported intense pressure on the skull, dizziness and nausea.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
From the edge of the ravine came a grinding of ice.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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