bedrock

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This result stands out because subsurface microbial communities in continental bedrock aquifers are often considered relatively stable.

From Science Daily

The mix of clear-eyed realism with a dreamer’s optimism might be Brooks’ ultimate trick, the bedrock of his mixed-up style of sincere, bittersweet and funny: comedies with a heavy heart.

From Los Angeles Times

Once solidly Republican, the West has become political bedrock for Democrats.

From Los Angeles Times

Analysts say this would leave the Treasury on the hook for higher interest payments and unsettle the market for Treasury bonds, which serve as a bedrock for the global financial system.

From Reuters

Biden’s video opened with the word “freedom,” used it four more times and threw in a mention of “bedrock freedoms” for good measure.

From Washington Post