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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.
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Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 2 Dec. 2025
That insularity has long been at the root of the Globes’ wackier moves.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2025
That behavior is at the root of organizational effectiveness and efficiency, but only if those words are carefully chosen and properly understood.
—Big Think, 12 Nov. 2025
The city council could now be faced with making appointments soon after an election, which was at the root of controversy in 2021.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
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Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 2 Dec. 2025
That insularity has long been at the root of the Globes’ wackier moves.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2025
That behavior is at the root of organizational effectiveness and efficiency, but only if those words are carefully chosen and properly understood.
—Big Think, 12 Nov. 2025
The city council could now be faced with making appointments soon after an election, which was at the root of controversy in 2021.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 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 9 Dec. 2025.
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