take root
Example Sentences
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It took the arrival of Liberty and the series’ surge in popularity in the 2020s for the Apple relationship to take root.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 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
Scientists pointed out that Alcatraz is much smaller than Angel Island — 22 acres versus 740 — and said it’s unclear whether a coyote pack would take root in such a tiny territory.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026
In a feebler, curious state, falsehoods can take root while truth slips through our hands, and vice versa.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2025
And if she thought too hard about her, Hazel would just stop right there in the woods and wait for herself to take root.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
