grind

Entering her 16th season as coach, Close is emphatic about the importance of process over outcome — or journey over destination — and leaning into the beauty of the grind.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

While still warm, shower with a little more Pecorino and another grind or two of black pepper.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

But they also give eerie glimpses of conference rooms and cubicles unchanged since IBM left a decade ago, as if employees had fled the daily grind one day and never returned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

In vast warehouses at the Kamoa copper mine in the southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, mountains of reddish rocks pile up as the machines grind away day and night.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

Abuelita Remedies took her bulto to the coffee table and started to grind dried leaves and sprigs together in a miniature white mortar with a tiny white pestle.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

They may even be detained for months or years while their case grinds through immigration court.

From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026

Stir well, then season with soy sauce, a few grinds of black pepper and salt as needed.

From Salon ● May 19, 2026

The legal battle over Kelly – one of several lawsuits against Hegseth's defence department – grinds on.

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026

“He’s just always been so hard on himself, your dad has, and it grinds my gears that he’s transferring it to you.”

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

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

Indeed, in the ninth, the Dodgers sewed up the victory after Betts grinded out a 10-pitch at-bat that ended with an insurance-run-scoring sacrifice fly to center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2025

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

From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2025

The back-and-forth between McGovern and Republican House members grinded proceedings to a halt for about an hour.

From Salon ● May 23, 2024

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

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

While on the ground, the eagle was seen in a fight with two sub-adult eagles, according to the nonprofit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

It broke ground on just 4,170 housing units in 2024-25, according to data from the Centre for Policy Studies, a center-right think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

As a result, the United States Secret Service took over security for the game - leading to long waits for supporters to get into the ground.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

FIFA’s selective moral leadership — claiming the high ground on fair play, inclusion and human rights — cannot be credible without meaningful action on gender-based violence.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

The ground leveled out and the trail ended.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

At the height of the civil war, the river running along the border with Congo was one of the few routes in and out of the capital for residents fleeing the grinding conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Since Russia’s 2022 invasion, the conflict has settled into a grinding war of attrition, with both sides deeply dug in.

From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026

On both occasions, their run came to a grinding halt at the semi-final stage, losing on penalties to Germany.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

Pegula spent years grinding away on the Women’s Tennis Assn.’s lower tier before becoming a late-blooming major contender and top-10 mainstay.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026

She was grinding out something hard in a big black three-legged mortar.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall