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grinders

noun

plural of grinder

as in submarines

a large sandwich on a long split roll ordered a meatball grinder from the beach's concession stand

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Recent Examples of grinders In a sport like golf, where grinders like Clark are revered, that sort of head-down, do-the-work attitude may be what ends up appealing to fans. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 The best player in the country this year will undoubtedly be a guard, linebacker or some other less than glamourous position at some less than glamourous school, but only the film grinders will know. — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 New items this year include pickle pies, apple donut ham grinders, mango sticky rice refreshers and longanisa cheese curd lumpia. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 4 Aug. 2026 Robert Mynatt, the roastmaster at Volcanica Coffee, says that espresso requires an extremely fine grind, one that many home grinders (primarily blade grinders) are unable to evenly and consistently produce. — Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026 One of those was Louis Sinclair, one of New Zealand’s grinders whose legs were severely damaged in the accident and is still facing a long recovery after extensive surgery and ongoing rehabilitation. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 25 July 2026 Season in Layers Adjacent to tasting and adjusting, seasoning in layers encourages cooks to keep those salt pigs and pepper grinders handy. — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 16 July 2026 Truly excellent drip coffee makers for the multiple mugs a day crowd from Technivorm, coffee grinders from Oxo, and travel cups from Zojirushi. — Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 June 2026 Actually, these are anything but those same White Sox that wallowed in all that misery the last three years — but rather a team of young, energetic grinders, the product of a near-total roster overhaul by general manager Chris Getz. — Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026

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That makes Portsmouth’s experience with North Dakota particularly relevant as additional Block III submarines move through the fleet’s maintenance cycle.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
Russia is developing a heavy ICBM and a new warhead while planning upgrades to its submarines and bombers.

— Jeffrey Lewis, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026

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There’s no better way to add a jolt of prestige to an aspiring Oscar vehicle than the sight of its stars, bedecked in all their finery, arriving on the Lido by water taxi in the manner of conquering heroes.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
Stories based in this more complex reality of access are not always heroes’ journeys, marked with clear protagonists and moments of self-realization.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026

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