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bedrock

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


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There were multiple factors involved in that event, which was triggered when a large area of bedrock and glacier ice collapsed.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Wigglesworth: Because the bond market is the bedrock of the financial system.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Vanishing ice and permafrost make glaciers more prone to snapping and the underlying bedrock more likely to fracture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Abigail herself reported that all the bedrock Federalist enclaves of New England were taken by surprise: “the whole community were like a flock of frightened pigions; nobody had their story ready.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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