take root
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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
"When young girls and non-binary kids see themselves on those stages they'll know those stages are for them, and that's when true equality in music will start to take root."
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025
Support from the U.S. government and multilateral financial institutions such as the Inter-American Development Bank helped the industry take root.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025
But it’s also why Nobu needed to come to Beverly Hills for his concept take root — not just any Los Angeles but the ’80s-era boomtown of power lunches and spend-to-impress dining.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025
Only moss, grass, lichens, and a few hardy flowers take root in the thin upper layer that thaws briefly in summer.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
