on the grounds
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A museum on the grounds features a jersey autographed by the 2006 squad and a replica of the Golden Soccer Boot donated by famed striker Hugo Sánchez.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026
ENSENADA, Mexico — In a parched hillside village southeast of Ensenada, where electricity and plumbing are scarce and roaming dogs are plentiful, a treasure can be found on the grounds of an elementary school.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026
But what allows these ban lists to flourish is that they are being produced at scale by organizations on the grounds of: Who’s going to stop me?
From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026
The White House has hosted recreational sports and events before, but the event on the South Lawn marked the first professional live sporting show to take place on the grounds.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
Although elected President of the College of Physicians in 1654, he had to decline the honour on the grounds of age and ill health.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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