from the ground up

Example Sentences

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The abatement made the city competitive again for housing investment, but the revival was built from the ground up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

He said he had "put forward a different way of doing things that's more local - work from the ground up".

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Most, including Lewis, are in various stages of grappling with insurance, permits and construction, whether they have to rebuild from the ground up or salvage their homes by remediating damage caused by toxic smoke.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

"Over the last nine months, Meta Superintelligence Labs rebuilt our AI stack from the ground up," the tech titan said in a blog post.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

For a man who had built his fortune from the ground up and seen it demolished overnight, he had been so hopeful.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros