grind

‘They grind and keep pushing. … Many of these first-generation founders are bad at hobbies.’

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

The grind continued, and it started to feel like another day on the trail.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

But all that AI doomsday talk can make it hard to stay motivated for the daily grind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

OSA is caused by a blocked airway, so a patient may grind their teeth to move the blockage in order to be able to breathe again.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

I told myself that whatever was meant for me would never miss me, and all I had to do was keep my head down and continue to grind.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

The strikes earlier this month reflect the difficult position that Arab states find themselves in as the war grinds on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

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

Countries and companies are working through alternatives to Hormuz as the conflict grinds on.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026

It’s late when the garage door finally grinds open.

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm

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

Then suddenly, their offenses grinded to a halt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2025

"I'm just pleased I grinded it out and got the win."

From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2025

“He’s grinded through Tommy John. He’s grinded through the rehab process,” catcher Ryan Jeffers said.

From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2024

I have grinded over jagged rocks and navigated narrow and twisty paths.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

Other firefighters on the ground said they did not encounter hot spots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

That also explains why stocks were holding their ground despite the leg higher in Treasury yields, Mulberry told MarketWatch via phone on Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Having come face to face with its most brutal consequences, Cassie’s rose-colored glasses have been removed, stomped on, ground to a pulp and had their remains burnt to ash.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

I spotted a box on the ground with rejected fruit, a little riper or blemished.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

When she sees a large opening in the ground behind the Engineering Building, she makes a mental note of the soldiers going in and out and playfully asks, “What’s that?”

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

There they were, the happy, four-wheeled couple: Summer on a scooter, cutting through the wind, Brandon tucked behind her on his Colnago bicycle, grinding until his quads were aflame.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Parton rose from grinding poverty to become a rhinestone-studded legend with hits like "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You."

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

He acknowledged a scenario where earnings fall from peak levels but “the stock keeps grinding higher.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Touring is so expensive and grinding for all but the biggest artists these days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

All that grinding of rocky minerals created great clouds of toxic dust, which streamed away on the currents.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown