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[root, root] / rut, rʊt /




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"There was a build-up to it, how things were during the whole week at Lord's and then another moment when I sat next to Joe Root in the dressing room," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

England lose three wickets for eleven runs as Joe Root, Jacob Bethell and Jamie Smith are dismissed early on day three of the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

Joe Root, at one of his most fruitful venues, reached 21 not out.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Stokes, back after the nightclub controversy that caused him to miss the second Test, eventually got Latham to feather behind on 151, then Conway was caught at long-on off Joe Root for 157.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

“Well?” said Root, slapping at a paramedic gremlin who was applying burn salve to his forehead.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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