grunt work
Example Sentences
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Their approach is: “If AI wants to do my grunt work, have at it. If AI wants to do our expert tasks, that will only happen over my dead body.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
You cannot take the pain out of writing, but you can lessen some of the grunt work and redirect your energy, and despair, elsewhere.
From Slate ● May 24, 2026
Plus, why finance and tech bros are feuding over the Bloomberg terminal and how tech workers are using bots to do their grunt work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
He said young professionals should not shy away from doing the grunt work.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026
“That’s grunt work, Ma. Why they got a pro like you making deliveries?”
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
