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His obsession with harnessing power from and control over these superpowered kids, and his obsession with using Eleven to find Henry/One/Vecna in the Upside Down, are really at the root of everything else that happens in Stranger Things.
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 24 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
Is there something in your own experience that is at the root of this story?
—Dean Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 24 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
Is there something in your own experience that is at the root of this story?
—Dean Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 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 29 Nov. 2025.
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