break ground
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Smithfield plans to formally break ground on construction in the first half of 2027 and begin production at the end of 2028.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 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
The Las Vegas Museum of Art has revealed new key details of Pritzker Prize-winning architect Diébédo Francis Kéré’s design for the city’s first freestanding museum, which is expected to break ground in 2027.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 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
