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bedrock

[bed-rok] / ˈbɛdˌrɒk /
NOUN
basis
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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Using this technique, Perseverance has studied more than 185 bedrock targets across the Margin Unit.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

What galls me is the failure to identify one of the — certainly not the only — bedrock reasons some people go through life with little or no money: mismanagement.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

The repository was built into the bedrock of the World Trade Center site and can only be accessed by medical examiner staff.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

It was sparked by the partial collapse of a glacier and some of its bedrock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

The bedrock had fractured under the power of the blast, and could no longer support the anchor’s weight.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor


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