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grunt

[gruhnt] / grʌnt /
VERB
snort
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NOUN
one doing rough physical labor
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He said young professionals should not shy away from doing the grunt work.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Now it belongs to a humanoid robot called Digit that was built for grunt work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

It began with a bit of honest grunt, a dispossessing of Araujo in the corner by the twin hunters, Tuur Rommens and Youssef Chermiti, and across the other side of the field they swept.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Businesses may determine it’s not an effective move in the short run to keep giving new employees textbook grunt work as they slowly build their experience.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

The real Fig by my side flipped over, exposing his white, furry belly with a whimpering grunt.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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