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earthbound

[urth-bound] / ˈɜrθˌbaʊnd /




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For now, the company’s data center ambitions are earthbound, and operating them is very resource-intensive.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

Its opening poem, “Digging,” feels earthbound with its low-pitched vowels: “Between my finger and my thumb / The squat pen rests; snug as a gun.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 2025

As ever, everything is tethered to what our earthbound brains can imagine.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2025

Evolution had usually been thought of in reference to earthbound processes.

From Slate Oct. 21, 2024

A brownish-green earth dragon roared from within a dark cave, and a white air dragon cut graceful spirals above its earthbound cousin.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack




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