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earthbound

[urth-bound] / ˈɜrθˌbaʊnd /




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Its opening poem, “Digging,” feels earthbound with its low-pitched vowels: “Between my finger and my thumb / The squat pen rests; snug as a gun.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Sparks is a master of the “earthbound” love story like “The Notebook,” while Shyamalan, the Oscar-nominated director of “The Sixth Sense,” is known for his fascination with the supernatural.

From Los Angeles Times

Aliens may have embraced Elio, but earthbound audiences did not, marking the lowest opening weekend ever for a Pixar film and highlighting the challenges for original animated movies.

From Los Angeles Times

The film’s earthbound sequences boast staggeringly beautiful shots of the ocean under a night sky.

From Los Angeles Times

And there are the more earthbound concerns about the president’s needless trade war, launching us into a recession as the living costs continue to ascend.

From Salon