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"They are an expression of our culture and a key element in shaping and preserving the land. We do not want to uproot ourselves."

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Paramount Skydance Chief Executive David Ellison faces a pivotal decision: Should he uproot his Hollywood studio — the birthplace of such film classics as “Sunset Boulevard,” “The Godfather” and “Beverly Hills Cop”?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Some 180 applications were received for the role of physiologist alone, with Rachel McCormick willing to uproot her life from Australia to take the job.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

“We will uproot your tent!” some of them said, according to Khim Lal Gautam, a Nepal government officer in charge of monitoring mountaineering activities at the base camp.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Mia began searching for the right, delicate words to uproot this idea, but it was too late.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

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

In the book, Allie, an inventor thoroughly sick of modern life and convinced the next world war is imminent, uproots his family from Massachusetts to Honduras, where he tries to create a self-styled utopia.

From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2021

Though it humbles in its fury the lofty pine, and uproots the stubborn oak, it passes harmlessly over you, and you feel for once you are a free and independent man.

From Nature and Human Nature by Thomas Chandler Haliburton

As they fan out, we sense that they are never more themselves than when unencumbered by, and uprooted from, their citified habits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

On its 53-mile path to the Pacific Ocean, water ripped through orchards, uprooted orange groves and flipped cars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

He uprooted the green bushes on his small farm in a remote corner of the province of Meta in Colombia, reachable only by river, and replaced them with legal crops like cassava and plantain.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 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

Even the survey stakes were gone, uprooted and carted off with the trash.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

More than a million people displaced from the south face an "uprooting... with terrible repercussions," she said.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

Ours is an age not only of cultural backsliding but also of people uprooting themselves for the sake of safety and reinvention.

From Salon ● May 20, 2026

Remaining in an existing home has powerful appeal compared with uprooting one’s life and relocating to somewhere new and unfamiliar.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026

Look, the Brits needed to give Manchester some love after uprooting the show and moving north.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026

His head was leaned down over their picket fence and he was chawing on bunches of flowers, uprooting most of Mrs. Highgate’s black-eye Susies.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis