take root
Example Sentences
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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
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
Efforts to encourage investing in Japan, where many have long kept a big chunk of their wealth in deposit accounts, have been slow to take root.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
"I see it as a staged process. I don't see it as something that, necessarily, in a popular sense, will take root until long after the bombing is over."
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025
“I don’t know what kind of magic created it. Burial will only allow it to take root and spring up again.”
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
