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  1. ground zeronoun

    the target of a projectile (as a bomb or missile)

  2. ground zeronoun

    the site of the World Trade Center before it was destroyed

  3. ground zeronoun

    the point of detonation (or above or below) of a nuclear weapon

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  1. Curt Hagman:

    Unlike 9/11, when we saw President Bush at Ground Zero, and he said 'I can hear you,' we didn't have President Obama here. There just wasn't that moment.

  2. Francisco Lermanda:

    We would like to go everywhere, but we are respectful of the governments and of the people, if they ask us to go anywhere, to ground zero( the port) or to a building where someone disappeared, that's where we're going.

  3. Jason Amerine:

    Al Qaeda murdered 2,974 on 9/11 from 77 countries. Hundreds more have died of cancer since 9/11 due to exposure to the toxins at Ground Zero, our nation had no choice but to respond decisively to these attacks.

  4. Ralph Northam:

    This is ground zero and this expression has to be defended, it's not just the overall symbols of oppression and the general oppression ideals that we need to combat. We also need to combat things on the local level as well.

  5. Brett Eagleson:

    These documents involve a terrorist attack that occurred 20 years ago, and there is no justification to withhold them, we hope the Biden administration finally provides the information our families have waited to receive for 20 years, so we can stand together with the President at Ground Zero on 9/11.


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