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- noun Plural form of
grounding .
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Examples
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One aspect that should scare the hell out of us as Canadians is the increased number of ships involved in groundings, collisions and other natural and man-made hazards of the sea.
Action '73Canadian Maritime ForcesAircraft, Ships, and Submarines 1973
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For consumers, the groundings were a disruption to about 4% of the airline's scheduled service.
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Mr Boodram likewise critiques Rodney's "groundings" and wonders, "why such a positive concept of groundings would lead to Rodney's expulsion from Jamaica."
Stabroek News 2010
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Mr Boodram likewise critiques Rodney's "groundings" and wonders, "why such a positive concept of groundings would lead to Rodney's expulsion from Jamaica."
Stabroek News 2010
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Mexico's airline groundings spark protests: A story on Mexican airlines, which was posted on July 22, misstated the operating status of RepublicAir, a charter airline.
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I can, however, remember with perfect, uncomfortable clarity how it felt – in the years after we were too old for spanking and so were disciplined formally with groundings and informally with guilt – to be made to feel guilty.
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As he stated: “new conservatism [is] powered largely by emotion and religion and [has] for the most part weak intellectual groundings.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » My Contribution to the NYT ‘Room for Debate’ Blog on the AQ7 Argument 2010
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Mexico's airline groundings spark protests - USATODAY. com
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Security experts say, however, blowing them up would be difficult because the tankers have double hulls and compartmentalized holds that prevent oil spills in groundings and can withstand direct hits from rocket propelled grenades.
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The groundings cost the aviation industry billions in lost business.
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