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ground

noun as in earth, land

verb as in restrict; drop in place

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"People are aware that a marquee wedding can be more expensive because you've got to hire the ground, the marquee, the toilets – everything. So there is definitely a move towards hotels," he said.

From BBC

Hong Kong has shut schools and some businesses, while the airport will ground most flights from Tuesday evening as the city braces for a super typhoon - the strongest storm of the year so far.

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Israeli forces are currently carrying out a ground offensive aimed at taking control of Gaza City, where a million people were living and a famine was confirmed last month.

From BBC

BBC Verify has verified that the location of the executions was a street outside Shifa hospital in the centre of the city, which is the focus of a major Israeli ground offensive.

From BBC

For the final weeks of their detention they were moved above ground, where they say they had access to better food and were treated with kindness.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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