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This is the incident at the root of the federal human smuggling case against him.
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Dallas Morning News, Twin Cities, 28 Aug. 2025
But both parties concluded that changes to America’s ethnic composition, particularly through immigration, were at the root of the story.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
What’s more likely at the root of back pain in your 30s comes down to lifestyle.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Aug. 2025
An alert called a bed alarm was at the root of immediate jeopardies at Encompass hospitals in Morgantown, West Virginia, and Jackson, Tennessee.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 17 July 2025
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Dallas Morning News, Twin Cities, 28 Aug. 2025
But both parties concluded that changes to America’s ethnic composition, particularly through immigration, were at the root of the story.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
What’s more likely at the root of back pain in your 30s comes down to lifestyle.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Aug. 2025
An alert called a bed alarm was at the root of immediate jeopardies at Encompass hospitals in Morgantown, West Virginia, and Jackson, Tennessee.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 17 July 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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