as in developed
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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For the pillow particular, there’s a menu that includes buckwheat, down, foam, maternity—even a NASA pillow developed for astronauts suffering from neck or back pain.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026 -
According to research developed by the Council for Community & Economic Research (C2ER), all 10 cities saw a larger cost of living increase between 2020 and 2025 compared to Los Angeles, with some cities experiencing twice as much of an increase.—
Lindsay Kornick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Individual rankings fade and careers diverge, while the bonds forged on a high school team tend to outlast them all.—
Richard Dunn,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
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His team shared the cannons' measurements and other details with experts in London, who concluded three of them were very likely forged by the British military.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 June 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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Thou shalt not get too worked up about the chat!—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
18 May 2026
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To some extent, supply created its own demand.—
Allison Schrager,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2026
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By midnight, the two of them had worked out a new set of terms.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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The Browns will acquire pass rusher and linebacker Jared Verse — the 2024 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year — a 2027 first-round selection and other draft picks that are still being worked out.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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So once a new CBA is hammered out, expansion talk should get moved to the forefront.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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Arsenal completed a deal for Martin Zubimendi, the broad terms of which had been hammered out almost a full year prior.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
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“Ground (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ground%20%28out%29. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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