off the ground
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That is, if you can even get off the ground.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
Microsoft’s Azure cloud unit, which was still getting off the ground, would become OpenAI’s sole cloud provider.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
Four engines are installed on the bottom of the rocket to work with the boosters to propel SLS off the ground.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
The chairs are often dozens of feet off the ground, so the experience of riding without the bar down can feel like flying through the air on a park bench — with no seat belt.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
The jam jar floated off the ground, sailed over, and landed at my feet.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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