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Indeed, habits are at the root of success, but also of failure.
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Xavier Preterit, Forbes, 3 May 2023
Conflict or problem-based reporting is always at the root of journalism.
—Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
Sylvia Sierra, an assistant professor of communication and rhetorical studies at Syracuse University, said that sexism and misogyny are at the root of why heteronormative men often balk at being called a feminine term.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 23 Apr. 2023
The energy of uncertainty is at the root of all your forms of anxiety.
—Julia Digangi, Fortune Well, 29 Aug. 2023
Working conditions, including health and safety concerns and time off, have also been at the root of many recent strikes.
—Jasmine Kerrissey, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2023
Quetzal turns 30: For decades, art and activism has been at the root of East L.A. Chicano rock group Quetzal.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
Stanfield searches desperately for his wife, and realizes witches might be at the root of his problems.
—Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 9 Aug. 2023
Recognizing the thinking error at the root of climate change denial could disarm objections to climate research and make science the basis of our efforts to preserve a hospitable environment for our future.
—Jeremy P. Shapiro, The Conversation, 2 May 2023
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Xavier Preterit, Forbes, 3 May 2023
Conflict or problem-based reporting is always at the root of journalism.
—Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
Sylvia Sierra, an assistant professor of communication and rhetorical studies at Syracuse University, said that sexism and misogyny are at the root of why heteronormative men often balk at being called a feminine term.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 23 Apr. 2023
The energy of uncertainty is at the root of all your forms of anxiety.
—Julia Digangi, Fortune Well, 29 Aug. 2023
Working conditions, including health and safety concerns and time off, have also been at the root of many recent strikes.
—Jasmine Kerrissey, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2023
Quetzal turns 30: For decades, art and activism has been at the root of East L.A. Chicano rock group Quetzal.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
Stanfield searches desperately for his wife, and realizes witches might be at the root of his problems.
—Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 9 Aug. 2023
Recognizing the thinking error at the root of climate change denial could disarm objections to climate research and make science the basis of our efforts to preserve a hospitable environment for our future.
—Jeremy P. Shapiro, The Conversation, 2 May 2023
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