take root

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Like the perception gap, these new beliefs took root in students’ actions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last month, as a cease-fire took root and Israeli forces pulled back, Hamas fighters re-emerged on the streets as police and internal-security forces, patrolling and targeting criminals along with rivals and critics.

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Within two weeks, the new stem cells had taken root in the patients' bone marrow.

From Science Daily

The concept of journalistic objectivity took root in the 20th century.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead, hockey took root as Canada’s favorite sport in the early 20th century.

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