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deep-rooted

[deep-roo-tid, -root-id] / ˈdipˈru tɪd, -ˈrʊt ɪd /
ADJECTIVE
firmly fixed or held
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One-time payments might not be sufficient to overcome deep-rooted resistance to data-center build-outs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Fossil specimens analyzed in this study from Yukon Territory were recovered from the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in and Vuntut Gwitchin Traditional Territories, with respect for their deep-rooted relationship to and stewardship of these lands.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

But that merely gives his deep-rooted oddness a patina of the normal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

The rules, which apply only to ethnic Tajiks, collide with deep-rooted Central Asian traditions, where children's names carry great symbolic importance.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

It was these tiny details that showed the littlest kingdom’s deep-rooted ties to its Oxscinian colonizers: it looked almost exactly like a copper kispe, except squints had square holes through their centers.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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