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uproot

[uhp-root, -root] / ʌpˈrut, -ˈrʊt /


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"They tried to uproot and throw us out," he told crowds gathered outside.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Many Chinese professionals have settled down in the U.S. and are raising families, making it hard to uproot their lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

To work for peace is to uproot war from ourselves and from the hearts of men and women.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

Efforts to help the crisis-hit industry include the government's latest 130-million-euro "arrachage" fund that opened last Friday, offering subsidies to loss-making owners to uproot their vines.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

I would uproot some and eat them raw.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah




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