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bedrock

[bed-rok] / ˈbɛdˌrɒk /
NOUN
basis
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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Another technique involves driving across slopes in ways that help keep the wheels securely positioned on exposed bedrock.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

Blasted into 1.9 billion-year-old stable bedrock in Eurajoki in southwestern Finland, the geological repository will house spent nuclear fuel in holes drilled into the bedrock, where it will remain harmfully radioactive for thousands of years.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Advertising, once the bedrock of the magazine business, has faced significant pressure across the industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The repository was built into the bedrock of the World Trade Center site and can only be accessed by medical examiner staff.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

This was the first manifestation of what I came to learn was bedrock Jesse ideology: He distrusted almost all authority and bureaucracy.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz


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