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both feet on the ground

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“People take shorter steps and spend longer time with both feet on the ground.”

After Williams raced to the end zone and swept the ball past the inside edge of the pylon, the quarterback skipped toward the uprights, planted both feet on the ground and mimicked putting a crown on his head.

Originating from French beach clubs in the early 20th century, petanque involves tossing steel balls as close as possible to a smaller wooden ball called a cochonnet, while standing inside a circle with both feet on the ground.

From Reuters

She sprinted toward it, launched her body backward into the air, flung off the board, flew into the sky - twisting, turning and flipping - before she landed firmly, both feet on the ground, with a slight bounce backward.

From BBC

“Chief Justice Fairhurst was an inspiration to everyone. She was always positive yet with both feet on the ground,” Chief Justice Steven González said in a statement.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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