ground zero
Example Sentences
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“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 PJM Interconnection grid, which spans 13 states from Illinois to New Jersey, has become ground zero in the fight over how to pay for AI growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
Nobody is exactly sure who originally coined the term, but ground zero, according to the internet historians at KnowYourMeme, might be a post made by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez one day before the inauguration.
From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026
“Whether the corporation wants to admit it or not, Home Depot has become ground zero for this cruel, vicious immigration enforcement that’s taking place in our country,” said Pablo Alvarado, NDLON’s co-executive director.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025
It is at the zero hour of the big bang and the ground zero of the black hole that the mathematical equations that describe our world stop making sense.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
