ground in
verb
grounded in; grounding in; grounds in
: to give (someone) basic knowledge about
The class helped ground them in scientific method.
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Meyer, an at-times combative career litigator, was brought in from the NHL Players Association in 2018 to add muscle to a bargaining team that was viewed as having surrendered ground in the negotiations for the 2017-2021 CBA, which was almost immediately panned as a loss for the players.
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Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
The city balances leisure, education, and sustainability, offering residents a place to call home where everyday life is grounded in natural beauty and community spirit.
—Carrie Honaker, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Feb. 2026
Everything is grounded in Turturro’s attentive but world-weary gaze.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2026
Joshua Wood, one of the project’s developers, said crews were expected to break ground in late spring or early summer.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Those responses are grounded in decades of experience.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
The original series broke new ground in Germany in telling the story of a crime family that very much reflected newspaper headlines at the time, Berg noted.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
After the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, Lord Justice Taylor’s inquiry report recommended that all grounds in the old First and Second Divisions of the Football League (now known as the Premier League and EFL Championship) should have all-seater stadiums by August 1994.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
If all goes well, the developer would break ground in January 2027.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
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Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
The city balances leisure, education, and sustainability, offering residents a place to call home where everyday life is grounded in natural beauty and community spirit.
—Carrie Honaker, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Feb. 2026
Everything is grounded in Turturro’s attentive but world-weary gaze.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2026
Joshua Wood, one of the project’s developers, said crews were expected to break ground in late spring or early summer.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Those responses are grounded in decades of experience.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
The original series broke new ground in Germany in telling the story of a crime family that very much reflected newspaper headlines at the time, Berg noted.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
After the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, Lord Justice Taylor’s inquiry report recommended that all grounds in the old First and Second Divisions of the Football League (now known as the Premier League and EFL Championship) should have all-seater stadiums by August 1994.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
If all goes well, the developer would break ground in January 2027.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Ground in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20in. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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