root
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Created by the L.A.-based multimedia collective Everything Is Terrible, WoWoW is alternately described as a “cosmic entity” and a “cartoony, root vegetable floating alien god.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Unlike gum disease, which commonly causes pain, swelling, or bleeding, infections at the root tip can exist silently while inflammation gradually spreads through the body.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
Along with the high cost of the drugs, some campaigners are concerned that not enough is being done to tackle the root causes of obesity.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
These are sensible steps, but they don’t address the root cause.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
She poked the soil with her knife until she found the dirty, thick root of the plant.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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