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Discover Ludwig"laid the ground" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when referring to the physical positioning of the ground itself, or to a metaphorical “ground” (i.e. basis, foundation) that you are creating. For example, "He laid the ground for a successful future by returning to school and getting his degree."
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Putin has cleverly laid the ground for this.
That laid the ground for his triumph in the 2005 general election.
In others, joint resistance during the war had laid the ground for close postwar cooperation.
By passing four anti-Jewish laws he laid the ground for the Holocaust in Hungary.
The 1980 act laid the ground for the battles that have raged since.
… Countries that have not laid the ground work for adjustment will regret it".
Tesla's work laid the ground for everything from lasers to radios, fluorescent lightbulbs to remote controls.
Mr. Kazantsev's aide, Maksim Fedorenko, said the talks "laid the ground for a very serious dialogue".
Forest laid the ground and there is now a two-way traffic between the venues.
The Armenian Genocide laid the ground for the more-homogeneous nation-state that eventually became the Republic of Turkey.
The pull-out from Lebanon was popular at the time but laid the ground for last year's war.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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