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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Meta is also reportedly in talks to use Google’s TPUs, and Broadcom assists the social media company with developing its own MTIA accelerator.—
Katie Tarasov,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026 -
Laurels for work UKAEA and CERN have received a ‘Highly Commended’ recognition at The Engineer’s Collaborate to Innovate (C2I) Awards for jointly developing a compact autonomous robot designed to inspect the LHC.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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Indiana is forging ahead with a new K-12 school accountability model that will give schools letter grades this year for the first time since 2018.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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Erik Lochtefeld is now forging his return to the big stage, and to his love of running, after having complex open brain surgery at NYU Langone Health.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Instead of traditionally starting at 100 pounds and working up to 235 pounds, this year’s matches started at 140 pounds.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Cloudripper is breathable and moisture-wicking, perfect for working up a sweat.—
Anna Callaghan,
Outside,
14 Feb. 2026
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Standard sensors like cameras and lidar often fail in heavy rain, thick fog, or low light, creating dangerous blind spots.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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Countries like Australia are enforcing social media bans for people under age 16, while Meta is currently on trial for claims of intentionally creating an addictive environment for children on its platforms.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 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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Artificial intelligence, real money When actors and studios arrived at the bargaining table this week to start hammering out the next SAG-AFTRA contract, a key figure in the conversation was not in the room.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Of the figures that Rosi’s camera captures, the one who comes most vividly to life is Titti, an elderly teacher working out of an old antiques shop.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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The two sides are working out terms related to artificial intelligence, streaming residuals, and health and pension funding — along with more obscure subjects like exclusivity windows for TV series regulars.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Thrashing (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrashing%20%28out%29. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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