as in grinding (out)
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort
after hours of brainstorming, the writers finally thrashed out an extended story arc for the sitcom
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In 2022, multiple outlets reported that Disney was developing a third Princess Diaries movie, and filmmaker Adele Lim (Joy Ride) was brought on to direct the project in October 2024.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026 -
Four startups are developing and launching commercial space stations in prime locations like the planet’s orbit, the moon and maybe even Mars.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
23 Apr. 2026
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Other developers are forging ahead.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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Donny Osmond After rising to fame with The Osmonds, Donny paved his own solo career, while also collaborating on several hits with his sister Marie, who had begun forging her way as a country artist.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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The pair are working up a slate of podcasts based around key moments in contemporary American history.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2026
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Hope is getting dirty, working up a sweat and seeing action.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Altman pitched the conversion as critical to securing the vast amount of funding OpenAI needs to fulfill its mission of creating artificial general intelligence — or AGI — that will benefit humanity.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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In 2015, Musk, Altman, Greg Brockman, and a handful of others cofounded OpenAI as a nonprofit with the mission of creating AI for the benefit of humanity.—
Tom Dotan,
Vanity Fair,
27 Apr. 2026
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Stocks fell sharply early in Thursday's session, but steadily clawed their way back as investors appeared to take heart from news reports that Iran and Oman are hammering out a plan to oversee traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Aponte’s predecessor Kevin Abrams was the Giants‘ salary cap lead in previous years, most memorably hammering out the early versions of Daniel Jones’ contract extension in the lobby of the JW Marriott here in March 2023.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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This usually only occurs in small amounts and can be replenished after working out.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Bailey has a wide-eyed clueless cuteness that lends to her character’s well-meaning naiveté — even her missteps have a way of working out.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Thrashing (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrashing%20%28out%29. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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