on the ground

phrase

: at the scene of action

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After having run for 128 yards and two scores against Los Angeles, Walker has amassed 655 yards and six touchdowns on the ground while adding two TDs as a receiver. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 Even as Kyiv launches a massive drone strike against the Russian city of St Petersburg and tries to hold back Russian forces on the ground, Zelenskyy is fighting on the diplomatic front to keep Washington in his country's corner. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026 Christian McCaffrey and Ray Ray McCloud scored two more on the ground. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 The force currently has more than 1,500 troops on the ground in Haiti, including soldiers from Chad, Jamaica and Guatemala. — Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on the ground

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