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He wasn’t making much in terms of interest, but he wasn’t losing ground, either.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
"We're breaking ground for a new chapter in Africa's industrial journey to a brighter future," Dangote said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
He also ranked top for success rate among all Premier League outfielders to contest 20 or more ground duels during the last campaign and is currently ranked 12th for this in 2026-27.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Looking up from the ground floor gives you a true sense of the scale of the behemoth orbiter, boosters and tank, which shoot up like skyscrapers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
From our outpost behind the privy we could see Lester and Lloyd and Flopears standing around in the yard, throwing their pocketknives at the ground.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
But why they are being presented as bullish news for the stocks, instead of enormous grounds for caution, is anyone’s guess.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
What grounds that preposterous plot is that the film stars Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård, award-winning actors who are both known to have impeccable comedic timing and to not take themselves too seriously.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
The superintendent nixed the plan on safety grounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The US had in 2022 secured the right to sell the property on grounds that it was acquired through "criminal proceeds and misappropriated Gambian public funds".
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
In order to accomplish that, all of the trees and other plants on the grounds had been cut down.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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