grounded

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Academics may think what they wish of Congress; this court’s jurisprudence ought not be grounded in such contempt.”

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

The shuttle was grounded, 14 astronauts had died in two disasters, and the hearing room was thick with the anxiety of a nation that feared it had lost a step.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

McGinn does not take himself too seriously - possibly because he knows if he did that he would be brought crashing back down to earth by his grounded family and friends.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

It was largely successful but resulted in the rocket being grounded after the booster suffered an uncontrolled landing in the Gulf of Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

But Farmer likes being grounded in the kind of obscurity, away from the media and spotlight, that refreshes his passion and authority; doctoring to the poor is his ultimate source of power.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French