ground floor
noun
plural ground floors
1
: the floor of a building most nearly on a level with the ground : first floor sense 1
2
: a favorable position or privileged opportunity usually obtained by early participants
—used especially in the phrase in on the ground floor
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Painted on slabs of vinyl affixed to the brick, the mural — a large rectangle about the size of the building’s ground floor — featured a background that appeared to depict mass graves, weeping mothers, drones and other scenes of carnage in Gaza.
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Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2025
Zoom out: Two other tenants to recently open on the tower's ground floor are both from local restaurateurs Joe and Katy Kindred — a third location of their all-day café, Milkbread, and Mediterranean fine-dining restaurant, Albertine.
—Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
The Tigers, meanwhile, hoped signing Kenta Maeda last winter could serve as a ground floor for becoming a more desirable destination for international players.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
The exhibition, running until Feb. 16, puts the brand’s archival gems between the mid-1940s to the late 1960s on full display at the store’s ground floor space.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2025
Zoom out: Two other tenants to recently open on the tower's ground floor are both from local restaurateurs Joe and Katy Kindred — a third location of their all-day café, Milkbread, and Mediterranean fine-dining restaurant, Albertine.
—Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
The Tigers, meanwhile, hoped signing Kenta Maeda last winter could serve as a ground floor for becoming a more desirable destination for international players.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
The exhibition, running until Feb. 16, puts the brand’s archival gems between the mid-1940s to the late 1960s on full display at the store’s ground floor space.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Ground floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20floor. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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