bedrock
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The health, safety and well-being of husbands, wives, sons and daughters aren’t secondary considerations to us; they are the bedrock on which every mission rests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The process of hydraulic fracturing ekes out oil from older wells, and involves cracking the bedrock several thousand feet below the seafloor by injecting chemical fluids with intense pressure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
As the Great Depression undermined traditional sources of financial security — personal savings, work, family support and charity — Roosevelt made social insurance the bedrock of American retirement security.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
"Fiscal discipline is the bedrock of economic stability and national security," a spokesperson said.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Maybe it’s because I’ve been emptied; or maybe it’s the body’s way of seeing to it that I remain alive, continue to repeat its bedrock prayer: I am, I am.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing bedrock
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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