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Page said she had spotted Stevenson lying on the ground unconscious - and thought "this is something that I can actually help with".
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
Photos released by state media showed the wreckage of a winged craft scattered across the ground alongside grey and blue components that allegedly included cameras.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
When two MC-130Js, a special-operations aircraft, landed in a makeshift forward-operating base inside Iran they ran into problems when their nose wheels sank into the ground and couldn’t take off, officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Fey revealed the lounge has fallen apart after literally being run into the ground by too many Five-Timers Club sketches.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
My hand flings the paper back to the ground as if it were filthy.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.