ground zero
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The Golden State’s deep pool of talent, rich investors and other tech infrastructure have made it ground zero for the artificial intelligence explosion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
In Sants market in central Barcelona, just a few kilometres away from the ASF outbreak's ground zero, shoppers seemed reassured by the authorities' response.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
“BDCs are ground zero for value opportunity,” says Stephen O’Neill, portfolio manager at RiverNorth, a specialist in closed-end fund and BDC investments.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
Nobody is exactly sure who originally coined the term, but ground zero, according to the internet historians at KnowYourMeme, might be a post made by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez one day before the inauguration.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2026
It is at the zero hour of the big bang and the ground zero of the black hole that the mathematical equations that describe our world stop making sense.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
