uproot
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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
Most of us can’t simply uproot our life, quit our jobs and move to a carefully curated farmhouse in the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
If he had decided to run for the Dallas-area seat, he would have had to resign from Congress, uproot his family and move to Texas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
What makes them uproot and leave everything they’ve known for a great unknown beyond the horizon?
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Owners say they are easy to carry and set up and are safer than umbrellas, which can cause injuries or death when the wind uproots them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
Abdul-Malik’s homecoming, coupled with the grief surrounding Diane’s passing, uproots the household’s unspoken truths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
It definitely is a very important topic, and something that needs to be addressed in a way that uproots all of it.
From The Verge ● Mar. 29, 2022
Waterwell’s version uproots it to Connecticut, but without any real feeling of place or circumstance.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2022
Dangandangan meets two strong men,—Paridis, who uproots forests with his hands; and Aolo,9 the mighty fisher for sharks, whose net is so large that weights as big as mortars are needed to sink it.
From Filipino Popular Tales by Fansler, Dean Spruill
"Nearly all trees will be snapped or uprooted and power poles downed. Fallen trees and power poles will isolate residential areas. Power outages will last for weeks to possibly months," it said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
Campaigning for a second term, Mr. Trump became fully uprooted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
At least three former colleagues of mine have uprooted their families, changed jobs and moved overseas within the last few years.
From Salon ● May 31, 2026
On both sides of the street, the sidewalk rises and falls, uprooted and cracked by shallow roots because over many decades, the trees were not properly maintained.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2026
She took Mia’s hand, and Pearl, uprooted, came free and followed her mother back to the car.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
It’s hard to predict if uprooting yourself will bring more pros and fewer cons.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
More than a million people displaced from the south face an "uprooting... with terrible repercussions," she said.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
Look, the Brits needed to give Manchester some love after uprooting the show and moving north.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
Because it means moving us around, uprooting our family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
In its fury, the bear was clawing at the mouth of the cave, uprooting the yew and tearing it apart.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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