take root
Example Sentences
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"If after a few days the tree showed signs of life and began to take root, they believed that place was meant for them," Arkoful says.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
It would take years, economists and business leaders say, to reorient global patterns of trade that took decades to take root.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026
Efforts to encourage investing in Japan, where many have long kept a big chunk of their wealth in deposit accounts, have been slow to take root.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
He said he agrees with the Tachi Yokut Tribe that restoring part of the lake would improve life in the valley and allow its original ecosystem to take root again.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025
“If you take each problem a step at a time,” he continues, “you’ll grow the answer organically. The process will take root in your brain. This is true learning.”
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
