put down roots

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With the run-up in home values during recent years, the limits have taken some of the sting out of property taxes for homeowners who have already put down roots.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Most of the people in the U.S. illegally have been here for decades and have put down roots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Other celebrity couples have put down roots in the area, of course, with less than charmed results over time.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

Instead, the family put down roots in Padthaway in South Australia, where Clarke would spend the rest of his childhood alongside his three younger siblings: Jodie, Aaron, and Angie.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 22, 2025

“Yeah. Kind of embarrassing. Anyway, that’s how a Roman legion got to China. The Romans eventually put down roots and built a new hometown called—” “Li-Jien,” Frank said.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan