grit

Chasing 233, the Proteas were on the ropes at 78-5, but their tail refused to throw in the towel, showing the same grit that saw them turn the tables on India in their previous outing.

As Taylor Swift’s latest record brings scrutiny to the construction and thematics of pop music and its presentation, Wolf Alice’s seductive sway and wistful grit feels comparatively effortless, even if it’s just as accessible.

Ms. Lakshmi serves it on a bed of traditional Southern cheesy grits and suggests chowchow pickles, an old-time relish, as a side.

And the American roster was made up of a bunch of scrappy collegians who beat the odds with a mix of grit, discipline and hard work.

“The resilience, the toughness, the grit, the fight, the scrappiness,” Fever coach Stephanie White said after a 7-0 run in the closing minutes gave the Fever the win.