ground zero

Example Sentences

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“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

The PJM Interconnection grid, which spans 13 states from Illinois to New Jersey, has become ground zero in the fight over how to pay for AI growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 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

Greene and Greene would produce over a hundred “California Bungalows,” including their larger “Ultimate Bungalows,” and the Craftsman fever that followed would make Pasadena ground zero for California Craftsman, and the Craftsman movement nationwide.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

Both women stayed at the elegant Hermitage Hotel, which became ground zero in the suffrage fight.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling