as in develops
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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Another option would be to draft a prospect on Day 3 and hope that offensive tackle develops quickly as a stop gap before becoming the team’s cheap swing tackle for the next couple of years.—
Mike Kaye
Updated January 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026 -
Too often, a route concept develops without a viable safety valve.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Thad Cisneros is the chief of the Proud Boys’ Salt Lake City chapter who forges an unusual alliance with a Black Lives Matter activist.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Jan. 2026
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Rain won't stop proceedings as the Tournament of Roses forges ahead with the New Year's Day tradition Thursday — its first wet parade in two decades.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
1 Jan. 2026
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Smalltown Boy works up the courage to ask Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) to dance, and now their hands are all over each other, much to the chagrin of Smalltown Boy’s ex, Personal Jesus, who is going through the motions of dancing with Caribbean Queen but keeps looking over his shoulder.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Aug. 2025
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Calvo's second executive order creates a task force to review business licenses in the city that may have ties to Cuba's government, with the potential for licenses to be revoked.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Johnson said Tuesday that his push for a corporate head tax will be back in the mix next year when his office crafts a budget plan for 2027.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
23 Dec. 2025
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With the time she’s given, though, Flannery crafts a visual aid to the internal journeys characters like Maia and Tallulah navigate during the first season.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
22 Dec. 2025
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There are a lot of quality hammers out there, but this Craftsman hammer from Amazon is both tough and affordable.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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If everything works out for Joseph, Denver special teams coach Darren Rizzi said a new team will be getting someone special.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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The 16-year-old works out religiously every day, sometimes for up to three hours a day.—
Michal Ruprecht,
NPR,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Grinds (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grinds%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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