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grind on

verb

  1. (intr, adverb) to move further relentlessly

    the enemy's invasion ground slowly on

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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As these deliberations grind on, Russian forces continue to advance on the battlefield.

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As long as all the combatants and negotiators dig in to their positions and refuse even to consider compromise—and as long as outside powers decline, or find themselves unable, to pressure their allies—then these wars will grind on.

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They will reap what they sowed — and that harvest was and will even be more poisonous as the weeks and months grind on.

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They will reap what they sowed — and that harvest was and will even be more poisonous as the weeks and months grind on.

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For a price, you can watch mostly-naked people grind on poles, or feel them grind on you.

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