root
Example Sentences
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The root cause was economics: Construction costs exceeded achievable sale prices, creating an appraisal gap that kept builders on the sidelines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
"That way authorities can better root out digital deception like this and permanently remove the fraudsters responsible for what is a truly online scourge."
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
He previously served as Mexico’s security minister, helping implement former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s controversial “hugs, not bullets” strategy, which emphasized addressing the root causes of crime instead of military confrontations.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
"It's too early to know the root cause but we're already working to find it," Bezos wrote on X.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Now folks are gonna tell stories about the time the Devil’s daughter got us to steal her conjure root so she could talk to High John.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing root
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The Vernal Vocabulary of Spring
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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