uproot

Example Sentences

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Sen. Bill Cassidy on Sunday described fears by Democrats that a court ruling against the abortion pill mifepristone could uproot the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of other drugs as vastly exaggerated.

From Washington Times

Eric Candela, American Forests' director of local government relations, said Washington state's push for tree equity could be a model for other states, helping uproot dated paradigms that view trees as liabilities rather than assets.

From Salon

Immense tangles of uprooted trees lined the banks.

From Los Angeles Times

The war, now in its 14th month, has killed tens of thousands, levelled cities and uprooted millions.

From Reuters

Moscow's Feb. 2022 invasion has killed tens of thousands, uprooted millions, damaged heavy industry, the power grid and the agriculture sector, and resulted in the loss of swathes of land in the south and east.

From Reuters