sand
noun
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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It’s a role a lesser movie might have sanded down, either by making Kate “butch”–as Blunt says she resisted–or by granting her some gratifying wins along the way.
From Time ● Nov. 29, 2