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What’s more likely at the root of back pain in your 30s comes down to lifestyle.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Aug. 2025
Many Democrats have concluded that this slide among younger voters, particularly men, is at the root of their problem these days.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 29 July 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
Jesus’s experience struggling in the wilderness after his baptism is at the root of Lent.
—Walt Shelton, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Aug. 2025
Many Democrats have concluded that this slide among younger voters, particularly men, is at the root of their problem these days.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 29 July 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
Jesus’s experience struggling in the wilderness after his baptism is at the root of Lent.
—Walt Shelton, Austin American Statesman, 2 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 26 Aug. 2025.
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