grind

His focus on defence and grinding teams down has been criticised, as have been some selections.

In November 2024, a Navy contractor was grinding asphalt on the site — a construction project that, while unrelated to the site’s historical contamination, triggered the Navy to monitor for any air quality issues.

Smith expects stocks to “grind higher, albeit slowly, between now and the end of the year.”

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

He'll take over the job vacated in October by Mike Shildt, who cited the "grind of the baseball season" when he stepped down.