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well-grounded

[wel-groun-did] / ˈwɛlˈgraʊn dɪd /
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The reported Section 241 charge is well grounded in the original purposes of the statute, as well as its text.

From Slate • Jul. 20, 2023

On Mr. Nunn’s return to Washington, Mr. Carter told him that the fears were well grounded.

From Washington Post • Oct. 26, 2022

Maybe your defeatism is well grounded; maybe it’s part of the problem.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2019

The popular image of Welles as a reckless, irresponsible artist is a canard; his reputation for catastrophically poor business decisions is well grounded.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 26, 2018

In Nahuatl, the words almost shimmer with connotation: what was true was well grounded, stable and immutable, enduring above all.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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