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bedrock

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


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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

For decades, homeownership has been a bedrock symbol of success.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

We see seemingly weightless planes, hovering above immortal bedrock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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




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