as in to develop
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort
after several years of aborted attempts, the band finally ground out a new album
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As Major League Baseball’s Rays make their latest fitful pursuit to build a new Tampa Bay home, an Orlando group is feverishly working to develop a fanbase, win political support, and perhaps gain a chunk of tourism dollars for a ballpark in the event opportunity comes its way.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026 -
China is also developing the Mengzhou crew spacecraft, which will not only be partially reusable and serve Tiangong but also be capable of sending astronauts to the moon.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
24 May 2026
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De Zerbi has been in the job for less than two months but quickly forged a strong bond with his players, as shown by those full-time scenes.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Teachout endorsed Zohran Mamdani; Khan worked for his transition team and has joined his mayoral administration, forging another tie between the neo-Brandeisians and other components of the Democratic Party’s left wing.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
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The attention to detail even extends to creating individual ambiences for each of the five steam and sauna rooms, including the forest clearing steam room, which feels like sitting in a fairytale glade.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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It’s made with a breathable upper, a double-lace lock that creates a snug fit to prevent your foot from slipping out of the shoe, and a sturdy and durable rubber outsole that can handle frequent use.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2026
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Putting words on the page seems too low stakes to get worked up about, and yet the terror of saying something taboo—or just being boring—feels like a terrible fate to most writers.—
David O’Neill,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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The point is that a senior person who already operates above average in their core domain can now staff the adjacent functions themselves, at sufficient quality, without waiting for cross-functional resources or running work up and down the approval chain.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Grind (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grind%20%28out%29. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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