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Leinster responded well as van der Flier made amends for his failure to ground the ball 15 minutes earlier as he scored following a tap and go from Sheehan.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

But his journey back to Asia ground to a halt Feb. 28 when U.S. and Israeli forces struck Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Fey revealed the lounge has fallen apart after literally being run into the ground by too many Five-Timers Club sketches.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Microsoft’s Azure cloud unit, which was still getting off the ground, would become OpenAI’s sole cloud provider.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

In front of us a vast canvas tent-roof—no sides—covered an acre or more of straw-strewn ground.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom