ground floor
noun
plural ground floors
1
: the floor of a building most nearly on a level with the ground : first floor sense 1
2
: a favorable position or privileged opportunity usually obtained by early participants
—used especially in the phrase in on the ground floor
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The hustle and bustle of London’s busy St. Pancras International Station received a welcome reprise on Wednesday afternoon, when actor Jeff Goldblum delivered an impromptu performance on the Sir Elton John piano positioned on the lower ground floor of the station.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Along with the library, Symphony Apartments will have retail and restaurant tenants on its ground floor.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
Prices for New York City commercial real estate leases vary, but the asking price for Spirit Halloween’s Chelsea location in southwest Manhattan is $100 per square foot for the 21,300 square foot ground floor for a permanent lessee.
—Ryan Baker, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
There is a more reverential, Church-like feel in the lower ground floor galleries which evokes Amaral’s Catholic upbringing in Colombia.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Along with the library, Symphony Apartments will have retail and restaurant tenants on its ground floor.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
Prices for New York City commercial real estate leases vary, but the asking price for Spirit Halloween’s Chelsea location in southwest Manhattan is $100 per square foot for the 21,300 square foot ground floor for a permanent lessee.
—Ryan Baker, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
There is a more reverential, Church-like feel in the lower ground floor galleries which evokes Amaral’s Catholic upbringing in Colombia.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Ground floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20floor. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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