root
Example Sentences
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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
With that one explanation, Platner was able to neatly quarantine all prior bad behavior to a past “angry” time, even as he presented an uplifting redemption story that voters could root for.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 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
Thorn posed dramatically as she walked, and Valley covered her face, nearly tripping on a tree root.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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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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