He started,literally,from the ground up.

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

Also prune branches growing toward the ground, high branches growing straight up and shoots growing from the base of the tree.

VOA: special.2009.10.06

That means early signs of economic recovery, like the way plants begin to shoot up from the ground as a sign of spring.

VOA: special.2009.05.08

All you had to do was pick up the gold from the ground.

VOA: special.2009.02.11

Today,a few blocks up from the Boll Weevil Statue, conveyor belts carry rivers of peanuts to be cracked and ground at the Sessions Company.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

"The tires are larger than you would find on a HUMVEE, so the ground pressure, which is really what matters, isn't all that much different from an up-armored HUMVEE,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.02