1
as in to plant
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
everyone remembers that special teacher who enrooted within them a love of learning
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as in to root
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
a deeply enrooted tradition of respect for the elderly
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The Baltimore Tree Trust will remove paved surfaces and plant 500 new trees in the city to increase canopy coverage, decrease temperatures and improve water quality.—
Kate Gray,
CBS News,
12 June 2026 -
Aphids thrive due to plant stress, excess nitrogen, and overcrowding, making prevention key.—
Abby Monteil,
The Spruce,
12 June 2026
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Sugarwater focuses on celebrating Black culture at the intersection of house, techno, juke and footwork, styles of electronic music rooted deeply in Chicago and the Midwest.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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Their understanding of wildlife, weather patterns, livestock management and landscape ecology is rooted in generations of lived experience.—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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But with sites outside Panama shut down for years, the USDA didn't think sterile flies were being bred fast enough.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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The government fights the fly by breeding sterile male flies, which then mate with wild females that only mate once in their monthslong life.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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The companies that figure out how to embed intelligence into their operations, cut the legacy cost base and redirect resources toward creative investment are the ones, in his view, that will still be standing when Asia’s media redefinition reaches its next phase.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 June 2026
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The film feels embedded in these communities rather than observational or intrusive.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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And now, in genocide, the violences of translation lodge themselves in the soul with a different resonance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Screws that fell off a truck on Highway 285 lodged into the tires of dozens of vehicles.—
Gabriela Vidal,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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“Enroot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enroot. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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