bedrock
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The coal industry remains a bedrock of the Chinese economy, powering factories and homes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Declan Rice and Elliot Anderson will form the bedrock of England's midfield, but there was certainly a strong case for either Wharton or Gibbs-White to make the plane.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Their analysis showed that the ice rested across a broad, relatively flat section of bedrock known as an ice plain.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
He said part of it is the “culture and values…that’s the bedrock of Berkshire.”
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
What he was proposing, in effect, was a stratum of artificial bedrock that would also serve as the floor of the basement.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Vocabulary lists containing bedrock
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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