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[root, root] / rut, rʊt /




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The shuttle of the Iran World Cup team between Mexico and the United States took root Sunday in Tijuana with an accessory.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

A root used for more than a millennium may not replace today's treatments yet, but it could help guide the next generation of hair regrowth therapies.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

"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

I’ll need my conjure root to do it, and it was stolen by Hairy Man Junior.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas




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