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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

He said young professionals should not shy away from doing the grunt work.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026

Aryna Sabalenka was called for hindrance for a change in her grunt during her Australian Open semi-final against Elina Svitolina in January.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

He emits a grunt of ale and onion.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Hedgehogs may be communicating with more than just snuffles, grunts and snorts, according to scientists who have discovered the animal's hearing range.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

Of course, the Patriots won their six Super Bowls with Tom Brady and Grumpy Lobster Boat Captain Bill Belichick, who built a dynastic partnership before it fizzled in a fog of grunts and perceived slights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

Running over one of his own Russian bikers, he grunts in annoyance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025

Scam centre staff run the "whole gamut", from expendable grunts held in slave-like conditions to skilled programmers working for high salaries, said veteran Myanmar expert David Scott Mathieson, a former Human Rights Watch monitor.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025

She heard the low, soft, rhythmic grunts of the females and cooing of the infants, the rumble of the males, with now and then a challenging bark.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

He grunted as West and three men transferred him from the small plane to the truck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025

As the video from the event shows, he threw his back into it, taxing himself enough that he grunted from the exertion.

From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2025

Sitting in the gallery, Peterson shook his head and grunted in disagreement during Brill’s argument.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2023

My father grunted in disgust at the clearly stupid question.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 23, 2023

Kerplunk grunted, “I’m okay. But now I’ve got more fishing to do.”

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

An old Catalan independence flag hanging by its entrance flaps in the wind, and the sound of pigs grunting and squealing in the farm buildings can be heard in the distance.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026

With the match on serve, Sabalenka was hit with a hindrance call for grunting, triggering a long video review and boos.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

He plays it in a way that’s equal parts grunting and scatting and which, as Kirk biographer John Kruth has noted, was essentially adopted wholesale by rock star Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026

You could choose Homer Simpson grunting “D’oh!” or Eddie Van Halen shredding part of “Eruption.”

From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2025

Feet over head, feet over head, feet over head, over and over again, grunting and thumping his way to the bottom, leaving a cloud of dust and burnt, dried-up grass trailing after him.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds