grind

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Uploading products to the TikTok Shop is a grind: adding images, writing titles and descriptions, setting prices and discounts, signing up for campaigns, and messaging influencers.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Private equity’s fundraising downturn began in early 2022 when the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates, causing dealmaking to grind to a halt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“If they can continue to grind out higher earnings, the stock price can grind higher, especially if people are underappreciating how long this can last,” Chin says.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Finish with torn basil, a decisive grind of black pepper, perhaps a small squeeze of lemon if it needs brightness.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

She did this decisively, one jab and one grind, not the series of genteel taps favored by many of the Wives.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood