grounding

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Even when I was resentful of being like, “I’m booked, and I can’t do this other thing that I want to do,” the show was so grounding.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

I couldn’t say—I’ve never been to Davos—but I can say this bread is a much-welcomed taste of grounding wholesomeness.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

“Few of them, meanwhile, had the sort of experience and grounding in international affairs that he had enjoyed from childhood right through until the point he accepted Eisenhower’s offer to serve as secretary of state.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Aside from the risk of venturing into the strait at a time of high tension, a disorderly departure from the Gulf also risks causing collisions or grounding, Meade said.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

She now knows how to discipline without using a belt, and the value of grounding and time-outs.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times