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puts facts on the ground

puts facts on the ground is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put facts on the ground.

Meaning of put facts on the ground

Verb

put facts on the ground (third-person singular simple present puts facts on the ground, present participle putting facts on the ground, simple past and past participle put facts on the ground)

  1. (especially, idiomatic) To quietly or incrementally change the de facto situation in one's favor in order to win a legal dispute.
    • And while people are dithering, the cloning research in the private biotech industries will put facts on the ground that will be difficult to challenge. Only a moratorium can test the good faith of those who say they want regulation.2002 July, Human Cloning and Human Dignity: An Ethical Inquiry, Washington, D.C.: President's Council on Bioethics, →ISBN, page 278

Questions about puts facts on the ground

What is puts facts on the ground the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts facts on the ground is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put facts on the ground.

Words near puts facts on the ground in the dictionary

  1. puts down
  2. puts down as
  3. puts down for
  4. puts down roots
  5. puts down to
  6. puts facts on the ground
  7. puts food on the table
  8. puts foot to ass
  9. puts forth
  10. puts forward
  11. puts hair on one's chest

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