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Indeed, there is a deep-seated perfectionism to everything Antetokounmpo does, whether he is grunting through contact drills more than two hours before tip-off or describing recent tweaks to his shooting mechanics.

From Washington Post • Nov. 7, 2019

Papa is grunting, groaning and snoring in the library—the result of twenty brace of moor-grouse.

From The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1 by Stirling, A. M. W.