root out
Example Sentences
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For example, users might instruct their agents to root out risks created by being overly concentrated in one part of the market, or monitor a basket of promising semiconductor stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Banks spend billions a year on anti-money-laundering efforts, often with sprawling teams and software meant to root out financial criminals.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
He would like to see the committee speed up investigations and give it more authority to root out misconduct before lawmakers can resign to avoid accountability.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
The 2025 deal for Skydance to takeover Paramount, CBS's parent company, included the unprecedented promise that the organization would "root out bias that has undermined trust," FCC chairman Brendan Carr said.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
That age-old weakness of brethren you always root out and you always use.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
