bedrock
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Gregg, Mandery writes, “created the bedrock principles of modern death penalty jurisprudence: that a non-arbitrary death penalty satisfies the Constitution and that the requirement of non-arbitrariness could be satisfied by Georgia’s approach.”
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
Blasted into 1.9 billion-year-old stable bedrock in Eurajoki, southwest Finland, the geological repository for spent nuclear waste -- dubbed Onkalo which means "cave" in Finnish -- is nearly ready to start operations.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
The coal industry remains a bedrock of the Chinese economy, powering factories and homes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Their analysis showed that the ice rested across a broad, relatively flat section of bedrock known as an ice plain.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
I’m on solid bedrock, and the bristles of my brush are like hamster fur.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
Vocabulary lists containing bedrock
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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