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There are hundreds, if not thousands, of reasons at the root of that insidious process.
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Cooper, now 18 and 6-foot-9, says those games and his upbringing are at the root of his competitive drive.
—Olympia Sonnier, NBC news, 25 June 2025
The thing that’s driving him is the kind of mysterious psychological wound that is at the root of a lot of great achievement.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
Why Eye Care Deserts Persist An outdated assumption—that high population density equals access—is at the root of the problem.
—Sonali Bloom, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Cooper, now 18 and 6-foot-9, says those games and his upbringing are at the root of his competitive drive.
—Olympia Sonnier, NBC news, 25 June 2025
The thing that’s driving him is the kind of mysterious psychological wound that is at the root of a lot of great achievement.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
Why Eye Care Deserts Persist An outdated assumption—that high population density equals access—is at the root of the problem.
—Sonali Bloom, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for at the root of
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“At the root of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20root%20of. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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