hard ground
Americannoun
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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
Whatever hope the solar system may offer, all real wars come down to hard ground truths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2025
She’d taken a turn for the worse the week before when they’d buried her mother, Fadi’s grandmother, in the cold, hard ground next to her husband.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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