workhorse
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But unlike eloquent politicians known to be showhorses, enjoying the social media clips from their media hits, El-Sayed is a workhorse, and this combination makes him formidable.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
The B-52 is considered a legendary workhorse, remaining a key part of the military’s fleet for decades thanks to constant improvements to the planes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
But the GPU will remain the workhorse of AI for some time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
SpaceX’s workhorse launch vehicle can carry 22,500 kg to orbit at $3,289 a kilogram.
From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026
During my first year on the national team, I was a workhorse who showed no mercy on the strip, but I was a lamb among my teammates, with the goal of forging friendships with them.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
Noncombat ships are the unglamorous workhorses of military deployments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
You could, of course, build this blend from individual jars — thyme, oregano, paprika, cayenne — but these pantry workhorses are weeknight shortcuts to complexity.
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2026
Nvidia’s chips, known as GPUs, are the main workhorses of the AI computing revolution.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
Where the Southern California land meets the Pacific waters, the beaches are the glamour-pusses, but it’s the ports that are the workhorses that bring in the heavyweight bucks.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2025
The tanker was huge, one of the workhorses of the oil age, almost a floating city in itself.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
