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uproot

[uhp-root, -root] / ʌpˈrut, -ˈrʊt /


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Paramount Skydance Chief Executive David Ellison faces a pivotal decision: Should he uproot his Hollywood studio — the birthplace of such film classics as “Sunset Boulevard,” “The Godfather” and “Beverly Hills Cop”?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Forests, he reasoned, don’t uproot and storm castles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

But Reger has no plans to uproot Neura's business, which is collaborating with German car component suppliers Bosch and Schaeffler on factory automation.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

To work for peace is to uproot war from ourselves and from the hearts of men and women.

From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2026

He marveled that any force, even an earthquake, had been strong enough to uproot it.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

Owners say they are easy to carry and set up and are safer than umbrellas, which can cause injuries or death when the wind uproots them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026

Abdul-Malik’s homecoming, coupled with the grief surrounding Diane’s passing, uproots the household’s unspoken truths.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2023

It definitely is a very important topic, and something that needs to be addressed in a way that uproots all of it.

From The Verge ● Mar. 29, 2022

Mara, a 37-year-old grieving from the loss of her child during a stillbirth, uproots her life and moves to a seaside town, where she works at a wine shop and slowly learns to heal.

From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2022

The animal which tears and devours its prey is no worse than the swollen stream, that uproots the trees in its course.

From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by C. M. Williams

To her, the word rehabilitation seems painfully inadequate: "How can a life built over decades be uprooted and planted somewhere else?" she asks.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Two decades ago, Paul Giamatti’s character infamously trashed the varietal in the hit movie “Sideways,” causing sales to tank and thousands of acres of California vines to be uprooted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The Yemeni civil war has uprooted millions of people, and the latest fighting has led even more to flee their homes.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

Images from the small village of Pomas, which was the hardest hit, showed uprooted trees, damaged cars and rubble from destroyed homes.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Carefully they replaced the soil and covered the entire grave with uprooted grass.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison

I might as well have tried uprooting a fire hydrant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

In exchange for uprooting their coca plants, farmers would also get technical support, including from agronomists, and advice on soil management.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

More than a million people displaced from the south face an "uprooting... with terrible repercussions," she said.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

Ours is an age not only of cultural backsliding but also of people uprooting themselves for the sake of safety and reinvention.

From Salon ● May 20, 2026

She would count uprooting her family as disruptive.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack


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