grassroots
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The golf industry is beginning to adapt to these pressures, but local golf courses must lead at the grassroots level.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Comedian Tom Walker, who portrays the fictional journalist Jonathan Pie, said the government needs to recognise comedy "as an important cultural thing from grassroots to sitcoms on the BBC".
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
He emphasised building a new system rooted in sovereignty, patriotism and revolutionary mobilisation, with traditional leaders and grassroots structures playing a central role.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
She said youth sports at the grassroots level are failing.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Powerful grassroots political movements were being formed inside the country that had firm links to the ANC, the principal one being the United Democratic Front, of which I was named a patron.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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