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uproot

[uhp-root, -root] / ʌpˈrut, -ˈrʊt /


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But Reger has no plans to uproot Neura's business, which is collaborating with German car component suppliers Bosch and Schaeffler on factory automation.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

Once a false image takes hold, it is nearly impossible to uproot, and the flood of fabricated content has a corrosive effect: It makes us doubt everything.

From Salon May 24, 2026

"I have family in Dumfries, so I wouldn't be looking to uproot them and move to Carlisle to take advantage of paying less tax at this amount," he said.

From BBC May 5, 2026

If he had decided to run for the Dallas-area seat, he would have had to resign from Congress, uproot his family and move to Texas.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2025

“Mr. Branitt, please uproot this... this stringy weed.”

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

Owners say they are easy to carry and set up and are safer than umbrellas, which can cause injuries or death when the wind uproots them.

From The Wall Street Journal May 23, 2026

The logging industry in Congo uproots precious old-growth trees for use in furniture and home construction, contributing to the destruction of forests — particularly when not regulated properly.

From New York Times Jul. 13, 2022

It definitely is a very important topic, and something that needs to be addressed in a way that uproots all of it.

From The Verge Mar. 29, 2022

But Kong isn’t playful today; he uproots a tree, fashions it into a spear and flings it angrily into the sky.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 29, 2021

It is a displacement of all the works, a storm that uproots the mutual relations of the muscles.

From The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

Super Typhoon Sinlaku, which hit the region in mid-April, knocked out power for tens of thousands of inhabitants, uprooted trees, overturned cars and ripped metal roofs off buildings.

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

At least three former colleagues of mine have uprooted their families, changed jobs and moved overseas within the last few years.

From Salon May 31, 2026

And how much does she dedicate to Nothingness Flats, her home in the Mojave Desert that’s being uprooted and flattened for the sake of a massive solar array?

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

Uprisings rocked and, in some cases, uprooted strongman rulers in places such as Egypt, Tunisia and Libya.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 11, 2026

They lay under the mangosteen tree, where only recently a gray old boatplant with boatflowers and boatfruit had been uprooted by a Mobile Republic.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

It’s hard to predict if uprooting yourself will bring more pros and fewer cons.

From MarketWatch Jul. 12, 2026

More than a million people displaced from the south face an "uprooting... with terrible repercussions," she said.

From Barron's May 22, 2026

Ours is an age not only of cultural backsliding but also of people uprooting themselves for the sake of safety and reinvention.

From Salon May 20, 2026

How Maria handles her imminent uprooting is at the core of Moroccan filmmaker Maryam Touzani’s third feature, her follow-up to the similarly sensitive family drama “The Blue Caftan.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 13, 2026

So they were stuck without much of an option aside from Wanda quitting the job she’d had for over a decade and uprooting themselves from the neighborhood where they’d built up a network.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro




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