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bedrock

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


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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

My point is that we might be hitting bedrock on the subject of companies that can cash in on the AI buildout.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Enveloping all of this is his bedrock conviction that all men are created equal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Wirtz, whose deployment behind the strikers disrupted Liverpool's midfield bedrock to leave them horribly vulnerable all season, has been shifted around from his central role to the flanks as Slot has sought answers.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Maybe it’s because I’ve been emptied; or maybe it’s the body’s way of seeing to it that I remain alive, continue to repeat its bedrock prayer: I am, I am.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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