ground floor
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Investors might have thought they were getting in on the ground floor of the next Amazon.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
A police spokesperson said a man had sprayed a substance at a cash machine on the ground floor of the building in the luxury Ginza 6 shopping centre on Monday.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
In a bygone era, an initial public offering was a way for investors to get in on the ground floor of a promising company.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Spanish, British and Canadian investors, among others, thought they were getting in on the ground floor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
On our later trips, we’d sleep in a sumptuous bedroom suite on the ground floor of the palace, looked after by liveried footmen and ladies-in-waiting.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
