plod
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In Kirk’s name, they will continue to plod through long, grueling, nonsensical arguments about Egyptian aircraft and Emmanuel Macron, with people who are simply never going to listen.
From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2025
In trying to make media-watching “easier,” tech has slowed the process to a maddening plod.
From Salon ● May 22, 2025
For years, modular companies have vowed to revolutionize the homebuilding industry only to fail spectacularly or plod along amid technological problems and skepticism about limited designs and quality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
Virginia legislators can’t plod through discussion on every single issue or they would run out of time, said House GOP Leader Todd Gilbert.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
Xan s quick steps slowed to a plod.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
Federal support has served as a stock catalyst over the past few months as Oklo plods toward profitability.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
Thorfinn plods along through 11th century England doing Askeladd’s bidding.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2023
But mostly “Next Goal Wins” just plods along, agreeable and familiar and instantly forgettable.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
If the war plods on in a deadly, destructive stalemate, the two leaders might come to see mutual benefit in doing something to force things to an end.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2023
I watch him as he plods forward in his steel-toed boots, his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the line of trees beyond the trailers.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
We plodded through the powder, passing deer tracks as we moved, until we reached a small clearing with several promising candidates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
After the increasingly disastrous three “Jurassic World” movies, which were vacuums of appeal as their star Chris Pratt plodded about bemoaning his precious housebroken velociraptors, the “Jurassic” series desperately needed a shot in the arm.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2025
All Brown’s done in the pros is plodded his way to a Super Bowl title in Kansas City, four Pro Bowl appearances and more than $57 million in career earnings.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2024
Some of them used to travel to work riding on donkeys that plodded along the verges of the road.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2023
The robots plodded onward with a pace that never varied and with footsteps that never lengthened.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
The power of that writing is let down by another plodding arrangement, stripping Abrams' words of their urgency.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Denton’s late-summer start date shows that Nike’s turnaround is plodding along, but will take time.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Her moments as Mother Mary performing live are so fantastic, they leave you wanting more — of her, but not necessarily this plodding movie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
If these brilliant entities begin elbowing aside plodding humans, where does that leave us?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
Her feet marched beneath her, step, step, step, plodding.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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