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Losing sales, losing customers and losing ground to its rivals.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The video shows a woman emerging from a Honda Odyssey parked at 926 W. Park Lane. at 9:15 a.m. on Sept. 8 and laying kibble on the ground near the driver’s-side door of the car.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"Practically all the planes are on the ground," he said with satisfaction.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
“It took almost two years of ground battles in the last war for the Tigrayans to get close enough to Addis to seriously threaten the capital,” Hudson said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
He snatched his cloak from the ground and hooked it around his neck.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
“Perched at the highest point within the prestigious Laughlin Park enclave, the grounds command sweeping views of the Hollywood Hills and Griffith Observatory—adding further romance to this timeless legacy estate,” the description added.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
The castle has accommodation for up to 41 for two nights, and various parts of the property and its grounds can be hired for the wedding ceremony and reception.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Last week, the Indonesian ombudsman's office said an inspection had uncovered a cluster of indulgently furnished apartments inhabited by inmates on the grounds of the Cibinong prison in Bogor, south of the capital.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
For decades, the main walkway through the university’s Morningside Heights campus was publicly accessible, giving families an open space to enjoy and allowing pedestrians a shortcut through the grounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The other eleven kids started looking around the motel grounds, searching for a brightly painted tree stump.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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