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root

[root, root] / rut, rʊt /




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Cancer takes root long before a tumor is visible.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Mahmoud Ali Youssouf also stressed the urgent need to "address the root causes of irregular migration, combat migrant smuggling and trafficking in persons, and promote safe, orderly and regular migration".

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

With government oversight of supply chains sometimes lacking, industry-led certification programs have sought to fill the gap and root out unsustainable, unethical or illegal practices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Viewers who often get frustrated with the faithful and root for them to uncover a traitor had their wish firmly Richard E Grant-ed on Thursday, as the actor was banished in a landslide vote.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

I’m so surprised, I almost trip over a root.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Just one year before her show moved to the Big Apple, Clarkson put down roots in L.A.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

But the lawsuit sparked an online backlash after Chinese internet users and state media pointed out that the motif shares roots with ancient Chinese traditional patterns.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

The seeds were sown by Australian miners in the 1930s, who introduced the game, one with deep roots in New South Wales and Queensland, to the local population.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Weber advocates for price controls, stockpiles of essential goods, and early warning systems to address supply shocks at their roots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

“If I could, I’d pull up my roots and move to the other side of the mountain, I would. This place is falling apart,” the ones who didn’t want to seem afraid would say.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan


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