grounded

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Rhys, also an executive producer on “Widow’s Bay,” refers to Dippold and Murai as a “match made in heaven,” and Murai’s grounded approach helped Rhys find his footing, while giving the actor room to experiment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Our institutions are grounded in constitutional governance, the rule of law and the freely expressed will of our citizens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Storm Jangmi -- which was downgraded from a typhoon -- injured 15 people in southern Japan on Tuesday, knocked out power to thousands of homes and grounded hundreds of flights.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

My own cooking is grounded in the ingredients and spices Nana introduced to me.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

These two debates, about thinking and knowing, interlock because both generations have downplayed the idea that the new science was grounded in a new type of engagement with sensory reality.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton