roots

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His company, Grass Roots, has two houses under construction but has not yet applied for permits on any others.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Britain “effectively reduced Iran to the status of a British protectorate,” according to Stephen Kinzer in All the Shah’s Men External link: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Roots, stems, leaves, and peeled fruits were ground separately for analysis.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

Appeared in the December 12, 2025, print edition as 'The Economic Roots of Grade Inflation'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

There were several on the history of mathematics, a book called On the Plurality of Worlds, and another called The Roots of Coincidence.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett