the ground
noun
: the surface of the earth
An apple fell to the ground.
The flight was watched by many observers on the ground.
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Most banana plants survive even severe freezes and can make new grow from shoots at or below the ground line.
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
Getting any small business off the ground is no small feat and breweries are complex creatures.
—Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
That deal never got off the ground as OpenAI pivoted away from developing data centers, instead leaning heavily on partners like Oracle, Microsoft and Amazon to piece together as much capacity as possible.
—Kristina Partsinevelos,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 9 May 2026
McCarthy also noticed a huge difference in the quality of Wiseman's individual photos compared to those McCarthy takes on the ground, pointing to the lack of a lunar atmosphere as a contributing factor.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 May 2026
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
Getting any small business off the ground is no small feat and breweries are complex creatures.
—Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
That deal never got off the ground as OpenAI pivoted away from developing data centers, instead leaning heavily on partners like Oracle, Microsoft and Amazon to piece together as much capacity as possible.
—Kristina Partsinevelos,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 9 May 2026
McCarthy also noticed a huge difference in the quality of Wiseman's individual photos compared to those McCarthy takes on the ground, pointing to the lack of a lunar atmosphere as a contributing factor.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 May 2026
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“The ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20ground. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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