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rootless

[root-lis, root-] / ˈrut lɪs, ˈrʊt- /








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Suddenly, she’s brandishing a mop and pail everywhere like a rootless knight without a quest or a horse.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025

Breached rootless cones identified in the current study show similar occurrences of polyhydrated sulfates, further suggesting the blistered volcanic blanket may be hiding a vast sheet of glacier ice underneath it.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024

Some of those leftovers are linked to the last-minute installation of rootless trees, two volunteers told The Associated Press.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 24, 2023

The consequences place a target on her back that forces her to remain rootless to survive.

From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2023

Now if we go back we will be weary, broken, burnt out, rootless, and without hope.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque


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