break ground
Example Sentences
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Hyundai broke ground in October on a $5.5 billion electric vehicle plant near Savannah in coastal Georgia, with plans to produce 300,000 vehicles a year and hire 8,100 workers.
From Seattle Times
In some ways, Markbygden spawned the green revolution, because it broke ground for foreign renewable energy investments in the region.
From Washington Post
They secured a lease shortly after, started setting up the farm in January 2020, and broke ground in March.
From Seattle Times
“It’s what we knew what was coming when we broke ground here,” Kemp said of the surge of jobs and growth coming to the region.
From Washington Times
Pioneer broke ground two years ago on the estimated $8 million project.
From Seattle Times
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