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uproot

[uhp-root, -root] / ʌpˈrut, -ˈrʊt /


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Forests, he reasoned, don’t uproot and storm castles.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

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

"They're asking us to uproot our lives, move elsewhere, and they're not telling us any information at all," he said.

From BBC May 30, 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

There’s nothing to uproot them so they should be okay for a while.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

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

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

Waterwell’s version uproots it to Connecticut, but without any real feeling of place or circumstance.

From New York Times Mar. 28, 2022

This is not rebuilding but de-building that destroys houses, uproots trees and generates tons of debris, irreversibly degrading charming neighborhoods.

From Washington Post Jan. 3, 2022

Dangandangan meets two strong men,—Paridis, who uproots forests with his hands; and Aolo,9 the mighty fisher for sharks, whose net is so large that weights as big as mortars are needed to sink it.

From Filipino Popular Tales by Dean Spruill Fansler

Images from the small village of Pomas, which was the hardest hit, showed uprooted trees, damaged cars and rubble from destroyed homes.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Yemen's years-long civil conflict killed tens of thousands of people, uprooted millions and drove the country to the brink of famine before a 2022 truce restored relative calm.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

On its 53-mile path to the Pacific Ocean, water ripped through orchards, uprooted orange groves and flipped cars.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Campaigning for a second term, Mr. Trump became fully uprooted.

From The Wall Street Journal May 31, 2026

The family watched footage of enormous waves, uprooted trees, whole towns washed grey with torrential rain.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

“The uprooting of the human being was a declared program.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

That sustained progress over recent seasons has come since she made another significant decision, uprooting her life to the north Italian city of Padua to be coached by Marco Airale.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

His elderly parents and children remain in Russia and he dreads uprooting his family.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Jul. 12, 2026

I felt like a tornado, indiscriminately uprooting things and yanking them into my path.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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