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grimy

[grahy-mee] / ˈgraɪ mi /


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Samantha’s father hires Nana away from her grimy pub-cleaning job to answer the phone at his taxi service: a good-hearted gesture or a bribe to keep her and Janey quiet?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

“They’re a grimy group—and I say that with great respect.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

She took a picture of the grimy hotel room where she stayed, capturing the swirling cursive on the sign for the dialysis center across the street in the background.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025

On a wonderfully grimy Saturday night, it sure felt like it.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2025

Halfway down the street, he slipped into a building with grimy windows and a swinging metal sign overhead: a frothing mug surrounded by a circle of twisted rope.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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