break ground
Example Sentences
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Haleon will break ground on a facility to make oral-health products in Madhya Pradesh, central India, on Monday, the company said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The developers hope to break ground by the end of the year on the 60-acre facility at a former oil terminal in Bayonne.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Family members loaned Thang four glittering one-luong bars -- a standard Vietnamese unit equivalent to 1.2 troy ounces -- to break ground on his house in 2022.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
Lawmakers know that most of these sites break ground long before the public even hears about them.
From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025
Because tobacco seeds require loads of water for them to break ground, many farmers plant nursery beds by the dambos where they can easily water them daily.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
