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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

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

The move will mean Trismik’s team of one Brit, one Italian and one Finn will have to uproot their lives in Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2025

There was a big task pressing in on us, a big responsibility: to shoulder some power, to uproot the dictator’s thugs, to be effective and thorough with-out becoming vengeful.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple




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