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root

[root, root] / rut, rʊt /




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“I haven’t been able to get a good grasp of the root cause of all this,” he said then.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

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

She started researching anger after suspecting her female clients' suppression of it was the root cause of some of their physical conditions.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

But there were times when he came back with very little: a few nuts and some half-rotten root vegetables.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

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

It remains unclear whether Carrey plans to maintain a home in Hawaii after the sale or whether he will return to his California roots.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

It is also due to deep evolutionary roots, as many animal and plant groups originated here in the distant past.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

She’s running as a candidate with working-class roots, focused on the farmers and rural communities she argues both political parties have neglected.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

Gnomes had little holes all over The Village, in the middle of roads, between the roots of trees, and on the edges of rocks.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff


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