hard ground
Americannoun
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The second paper by the same authors, "Some very hard ground to heave': DNA identification of Harry Peglar, Captain of the Foretop, HMS Terror," appears in Polar Record.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The areas most at risk are southern England and Wales, where heavy rain falling on dry and hard ground may bring the risk of localised flooding.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The other, a Flea Bottom orphan taken in by a drunken hedge knight, spent most of his life sleeping on the hard ground.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
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
I was not used to the heat, the sun, and the hard ground then because Pa provided us with a sheltered, middle-class life.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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