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
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
Support from the U.S. government and multilateral financial institutions such as the Inter-American Development Bank helped the industry take root.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025
In a feebler, curious state, falsehoods can take root while truth slips through our hands, and vice versa.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2025
Harry said his fence would take root in places, maybe, and get green leaves on it in the spring.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
