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
“Starting this summer, the West Gateway project will break ground and by summer 2028, over 12 million tons of clean beautiful coal per year will be shipped to countries all around the world,” Trump said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 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
To support increased production, Lockheed Martin said it would break ground on a new facility in Camden, Arkansas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
Foremole and his team knew all there was to know about the diggings: depth, approximate dimensions, the placement of shoring, even where the first rat’s head was likely to break ground.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
