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as in to plant
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
everyone remembers that special teacher who enrooted within them a love of learning
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as in to root
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
a deeply enrooted tradition of respect for the elderly
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Combined with soaring transport and fuel costs, which are essential for everything from running pumps and irrigation to harvesting rice and getting it to market, farmers may not be able to afford to plant the next season’s crop.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
16 May 2026 -
Griffin's dad eventually shot Reeves to prevent him from talking, so Tynan helped cover up the murder by planting the gun on the victim.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Long before modern multiculturalism, the American founding itself drew heavily upon biblical ideas and categories rooted in the Torah.—
Ari Berman,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Newsom’s argument for the tax is rooted in competitive fairness.—
Marc Joffe,
Oc Register,
15 May 2026
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The game’s newest major champion represents a refreshing and unchanging sense of self, bred by memories like those back in Wolverhampton, England.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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The sow will breed again and return to the gestation crate to bear another litter.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
18 May 2026
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Theresita Richard, the chief people and culture officer at Patagonia, added that sticking to values can take different forms—but ultimately shows up in whether companies embed them into daily behavior.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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By the time a human intervenes, the narrative has already propagated, indexed by search engines, embedded in datasets, and echoed across platforms.—
Wyles Daniel
May 19,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
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One bullet that entered through his shoulder hit his left arm bone, while the other punctured his left lung before becoming lodged in his neck.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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According to Moriarty, the bullet struck Sosa-Celis in the leg, passed through a closet and lodged in the wall of a child's bedroom.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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“Enroot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enroot. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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