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Yaks lived on the ground floor of their homes, their body heat warming the rooms above.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
However, firefighters were able to gain ground as temperatures cooled into the evening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Importantly, there are no comparable bodies of water either on the surface or below ground close to our site that would pose a flooding risk to our operations or to the community.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
According to the Bild daily an airport employee saw the drone hovering near the Ukrainian plane and brought it to the ground until police arrived.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
But four of us behind and four of us before, and finally Aunt Fanny staggered up onto solid ground.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Matches at affected grounds can continue as long as clubs assess "the safety of their pitch perimeter barriers on an ongoing basis" and plan to make changes "within a reasonable timeframe".
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
OpenAI hit back on Wednesday and called for the case to be permanently dismissed, which would bar Apple from filing another lawsuit on the same grounds.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
ICE has argued that the expired visas are grounds for arrest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Plainclothes federal agents spotted him "walking throughout the golf course grounds taking photographs and videos and appearing to monitor security-planning activities," the sheriff's office said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The adults hate ReelTok so much that they won’t even let him onto school grounds.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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