grounded
Example Sentences
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Authorities ordered all MD-11s grounded in November after a Honolulu-bound UPS jet crashed just after takeoff from its Louisville, Ky., cargo hub.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
That grounded ice loss directly contributes to sea level rise.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
The 737 MAX family, Boeing's top seller, was grounded worldwide for 20 months after the accidents.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
I like to think it’s because we get to immerse ourselves for hours in the worlds of these characters, who often have grounded stories that make a superhero more like an everyman.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
It should immediately be apparent that in a culture in which experience was taking on a new significance, the term ‘fact’ was invaluable because it identified that type of knowledge which is grounded in experience.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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