green earth
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It means a traipsing into NFL-land, where you look at your TV in mid-January and wonder what on God’s green earth the Carolina Panthers are doing on the field.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
“Why on God’s green earth, why would we allow this to happen?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026
After viewing the matter from every angle and discussing it in a full editorial conference for an hour, I don’t see how in God’s green earth we can publish “Whose Names Are Unknown.”
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2024
"It's going to be hard to go back and see a black earth instead of a green earth," Ms August said.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2023
Standing atop the Rock of the Edible Flies, the chief pointed down to a giant swath of green earth and turned to Mwase.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
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