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hard ground

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noun

  1. an etching ground applied to the surface of a plate held over a small flame and spread by a dabber or brayer.


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Roch Cholowsky made a slick play in the seventh, fielding a hard ground ball to his left and throwing to first off-balance from behind second to help reliever Jack O’Connor toss a scoreless inning.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2025

Whatever hope the solar system may offer, all real wars come down to hard ground truths.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2025

He threw a first-pitch fastball to Miami’s Garrett Cooper, who hit a hard ground ball to J.P.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2023

Teoscar Hernandez hit a hard ground ball to third baseman Brian Anderson on a 2-1 cutter.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2023

Roberto swept away the loose dirt, leaving the hard ground.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez

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