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putting facts on the ground

putting facts on the ground is the present participle and gerund 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 putting facts on the ground

What is putting facts on the ground the present participle and gerund of?
Putting facts on the ground is the present participle and gerund of put facts on the ground.

Words near putting facts on the ground in the dictionary

  1. putting down
  2. putting down as
  3. putting down for
  4. putting down roots
  5. putting down to
  6. putting facts on the ground
  7. putting food on the table
  8. putting foot to ass
  9. putting forth
  10. putting forward
  11. putting from the rough

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