ground zero
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As companies lean in to artificial intelligence and out of traditional hiring, the college class of 2026 is finding itself at ground zero of a new industrial shift.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
“The San Gabriel Valley has been ground zero for maternity tourism and foreign investment schemes,” the person wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
In Sants market in central Barcelona, just a few kilometres away from the ASF outbreak's ground zero, shoppers seemed reassured by the authorities' response.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
“BDCs are ground zero for value opportunity,” says Stephen O’Neill, portfolio manager at RiverNorth, a specialist in closed-end fund and BDC investments.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
The graduates then headed off to stateside service at bases like Maryland’s Naval Air Station Patuxent River, ground zero for the navy’s flight test activity.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
