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from the ground up

ADVERB
from scratch
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Chuwi famously doesn’t produce using live instruments, opting instead to build the music from the ground up with digital workstations and programs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

"Student anger comes from the ground up," says Lisa.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Being able to listen to various attempts as the band and producer George Martin build “I’m Looking Through You” from the ground up, for example, is a wonder to behold.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

“Delivered end-to-end in a single unified system, purpose-built from the ground up to deliver speed, performance, and efficiency on the most demanding AI workloads.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

It sundered, and a pale spindle of light gleamed between his opened arms, a faint oval reaching from the ground up to the height of his raised hands.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin


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