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That idea is at the root of Salesforce’s stock struggles this year.
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Human rights concerns are again at the root of Norway’s problems with Israel.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
In this astonishing work, Sacco unearths intimate human stories at the root of sectarian violence.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
Instead, let your hair air dry for 20 to 30 minutes and then use it starting at the root of your hair, brushing in a downward movement.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Human rights concerns are again at the root of Norway’s problems with Israel.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
In this astonishing work, Sacco unearths intimate human stories at the root of sectarian violence.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
Instead, let your hair air dry for 20 to 30 minutes and then use it starting at the root of your hair, brushing in a downward movement.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
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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 22 Oct. 2025.
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