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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

The Gunners don't have to play well to win, they just grind away until they find a way through.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025

But the existing supercomputers are optimized to grind away steadily on enormous simulations of the climate or exotic materials or to train artificial intelligence programs.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 24, 2023

The idea that anyone would grind away at Wallén’s invention in the same way that top World of Warcraft guilds plowed through raid bosses was totally ludicrous.

From The Verge ● Dec. 21, 2021

I ought to stop in my corner, grind away at law, and never look to be anything but a boorish country magistrate.

From Father Goriot by Ellen Marriage




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