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home ground

American  

noun

  1. an area, locality, or subject with which one is intimately familiar.

    When you see those familiar mountains appear on the horizon, you'll know you are back on home ground. Baseball and football are home ground for this sports-loving community.
home ground British  

noun

  1. a familiar area or topic

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A stand at the club's home ground, the London Stadium, was named after Bonds in 2019.

From BBC

Australia's makeshift masterstroke of moving Head to opener paid off once again as the South Australian smacked a sublime 170 on his home ground to put the Test beyond England.

From BBC

For Carey, a South Australian, this was a first Test on his home ground since the passing of his father in September.

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The challenge will see him walk from Chigwell to the home ground of the family's favourite football club, West Ham, before he heads to Surrey and Berkshire.

From BBC

If Khawaja is left out on his home ground, it would leave the door open for Josh Inglis, who made a hundred for a Cricket Australia XI against England Lions on Monday.

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