bedrock

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NATO’s bedrock is Article V of its founding treaty, which considers an attack on one member state an attack on all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Tuchel will have the vast majority of his squad already fixed in his mind and those certain selections form an experienced bedrock he will count on at the World Cup.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Whether it’s Eddie, a friend McCarthy met in high school who resides in Alto, Texas, or Larry, a buddy in Austin, honesty and confession form the bedrock of true male intimacy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

But China, like other developing countries, said it wants this rule to "remain the bedrock of the WTO".

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

What he was proposing, in effect, was a stratum of artificial bedrock that would also serve as the floor of the basement.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson