bedrock
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It goes without saying that this case challenges the bedrock of what it means to be an American.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026
Gregg, Mandery writes, “created the bedrock principles of modern death penalty jurisprudence: that a non-arbitrary death penalty satisfies the Constitution and that the requirement of non-arbitrariness could be satisfied by Georgia’s approach.”
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
His voice echoed in the damp tunnel where the spent nuclear fuel will be buried in holes drilled into the bedrock, where it will remain harmfully radioactive for thousands of years.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Lower sea levels reduced pressure on the bedrock beneath Antarctic ice shelves, allowing the land underneath to slowly rise upward.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
The other side of the cave looked out over a waterfall cutting through the forest, with the rushing and crashing of the water tumbling over the bedrock.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
Vocabulary lists containing bedrock
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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