grubs (about)

verb

present tense third-person singular of grub (about)
as in pokes (around)

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  1. runs down
  2. finds out
  3. finds
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  • Although bullying usually runs down the chain of power – for example, from a boss to an employee – grade bullying flips that.
    — Jason Walker, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The Brewers clawed back from four runs down and yet again proved why this team loves playing from behind.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of runs down
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  • Some family members even left the courtroom as Marcelle is heard asking about her children and finds out her son was killed.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • And also God help him if anyone on the island finds out that Evan is the last [descendant].
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 June 2026
Definition of finds out
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  • However recognizable the structures may be—isolated phrases giving way to longform improvisation—the performance finds Taylor in a transitional period, one in which the ephemerality of the moment pushed its musicians to bold new places.
    — Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The survey finds that the Democratic candidates running in Michigan, Texas, Maine, Ohio, and Kansas are ahead of their Republican counterparts by 11, 7, 6, 5, and 5 percentage points, respectively.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
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