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take root





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It took the arrival of Liberty and the series’ surge in popularity in the 2020s for the Apple relationship to take root.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 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

Critics argue that his reluctance to fully reform the justice system or confront the legacy of the Securitate – the feared secret police – allowed a culture of impunity to take root.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 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

Removed and replaced every bit of dirt just so, in hopes that they might take root in this place.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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