ground zero

Example Sentences

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Elizabeth Taylor and Burton were ground zero of what we see today.

From Los Angeles Times

Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness has described Black River as "ground zero" after sharing footage of the destruction there.

From BBC

Academics, educators and critics alike refer to Oklahoma as ground zero for pushing education to the right.

From Salon

For Elon Musk, ground zero of the AI arms race is a 114-acre tract of grass and swamp on the state line of Tennessee and Mississippi.

From The Wall Street Journal

MEMPHIS—For Elon Musk, ground zero of the artificial intelligence arms race is a 114-acre tract of grass and swamp on the state line of Tennessee and Mississippi.

From The Wall Street Journal