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[root, root] / rut, rʊt /




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"It's too early to know the root cause but we're already working to find it," he said.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

"It's too early to know the root cause but we're already working to find it," Bezos wrote on X.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The root of the problem was treating life insurance like a retirement savings vehicle.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

"By blocking DGAT2, we're interrupting the disease process at its root cause, stopping fat accumulation and inflammation right in the liver."

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

I always wanted to try to get to the root of each question.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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