bedrock
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Preliminary investigations have pointed to a collapsed glacier and its bedrock as the cause of last week's flash flood.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
As government rates are the bedrock of capital costs throughout economies, the effects are far-reaching.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
Scientists believe the disaster was caused by part of a glacier and bedrock breaking free, falling thousands of feet and creating a massive mudslide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
According to him, America would have burst into flames and melted into the bedrock mantle if he hadn’t come to town.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
Some stretches of road resembled a dry riverbed; other places were strewn with boulders or eroded down to rough bedrock.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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