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groundless

[ground-lis] / ˈgraʊnd lɪs /


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Beijing has denounced the multilateral exercises as groundless provocation.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

The long-term rise in beef prices has provoked market participants into a spate of finger-pointing, not all of which is groundless.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 19, 2025

Beijing at the time called the accusations "groundless".

From Barron's Oct. 19, 2025

Lot of reasons for that, it’s not groundless optimism.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2025

As it turns out, the theory is groundless; on the next Saturday, Pete even brings me a homemade Egg McMuffin as a treat.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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