Word: grindingly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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After that kind of grind, Vance tries evade the diplomatic cocktail circuit. He and Grace?she too is an intensely private person?turn down numerous invitations, preferring to spend their evenings at home. They may go to a movie together, but rarely watch television unless a news event demands attention...
...students presenting themselves as scholars, grades and test scores are important, but the admissions committee takes care to avoid the "old grind syndrome" and searches for evidence of a creative and expansive mind...
...Arnold Ray Miller, 54, beleaguered president of the United Mine Workers union; with a mild stroke suffered two days after signing the controversial contract that ended his 5½-month grind of negotiations with the Bituminous Coal Operators Association and brought disgruntled miners back to work last week; in Miami...
...more basic reason for unrepairables is the recent proliferation and sophistication of appliances, some of which have complicated solid-state circuitry. The consumer today relies on powered handy-andies to perform the gamut of erstwhile manual chores: to carve, squeeze, blend, mix, whip, grind, toast, grill, simmer, brew, stew, waffle, percolate, fry, dry, polish, drill, sharpen, sweep, vacuum, brush, iron, comb, curl, open cans, close pores and answer the phone...
...became a challenge I just couldn't resist," Paulovich said yesterday after his daily two-hour practice. "I wanted to prove that the coach was wrong more than anything else in the world." Paulovich decided to start an excruciating grind of daily double-practices, pushing his muscular 150-pound frame through the knee-buckling stadiums and vomitacious drills...