from the ground up

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Most, including Lewis, are in various stages of grappling with insurance, permits and construction, whether they have to rebuild from the ground up or salvage their homes by remediating damage caused by toxic smoke.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

But the challenges of that period eventually spurred CEO Vlad Tenev to rebuild the company from the ground up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

"Over the last nine months, Meta Superintelligence Labs rebuilt our AI stack from the ground up," the tech titan said in a blog post.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

"It's clear that Italian football needs to be rebuilt from the ground up and that starts with changes at the top of the FIGC," Abodi said in a statement.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Henceforth, more and more economies would be governed from the ground up, by the interests, demands, and aspirations of the people, rather than from the top down, by the interests of some narrow ruling clique.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman