take root
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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
Critics argue that his reluctance to fully reform the justice system or confront the legacy of the Securitate – the feared secret police – allowed a culture of impunity to take root.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025
He said he agrees with the Tachi Yokut Tribe that restoring part of the lake would improve life in the valley and allow its original ecosystem to take root again.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025
Seeds that fall in autumn take root in spring underwater, and then the shoot grows above the surface.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
