take root
Example Sentences
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"That ultimately creates a kind of fertile ground where many good ideas can take root," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
A short walk along an irrigation canal leads to a weathered observation deck rising two stories above a patchwork of saturated flats where saltgrass, iodine bush and cattail take root.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
It would take years, economists and business leaders say, to reorient global patterns of trade that took decades to take root.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026
Great crime fiction can take root almost anywhere—in a rock-strewn wilderness, a London legal sanctuary, or a swanky Manhattan apartment tower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
I am grateful for the clouds that prevent the sun from wilting their leaves before they take root again and resume their growing.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
