bedrock
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“Free speech is the bedrock of our democracy,” said Pease, who filed the most recent lawsuit on Hubbard’s behalf June 22 in San Diego County Superior Court.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026
It goes without saying that this case challenges the bedrock of what it means to be an American.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026
Atop the 100-foot ridge of bedrock sit seven historic homes—one built in 1882 that is thought to be the oldest still standing in town, and others dating through 1931.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
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
Lawrence would provide the instrumentation and nurture the new sources of money and patronage needed to make it ever more powerful; Oppenheimer would provide the intellectual bedrock on which Lawrences machinery would stand.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing bedrock
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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