ground floor
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In a bygone era, an initial public offering was a way for investors to get in on the ground floor of a promising company.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
After Sabarsky died in 1996, Lauder shouldered on, renovating the ornate space with its grand staircase and adding a Viennese-style cafe on the ground floor.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Referred to in court as Officer 4, the witness said he had first encountered Bosh coming down the stairs to the ground floor of the city centre hotel.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
You never know when you’ll find yourself on the ground floor of a scandal, reading a story that will change history forever and result in the unthinkable.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026
The steps protested my weight with a symphony of shudders and creaks, but they held, and what I discovered upstairs—compared to the bombed-out ground floor, at least—was like a time capsule.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
