root
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The root cause was economics: Construction costs exceeded achievable sale prices, creating an appraisal gap that kept builders on the sidelines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
It also found a wide variation in root canal charges with prices in some places reaching £660 compared to a £400 average.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The word “credit” traces back to the Latin root for “to believe.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
"They're likable, they're easy to love, they're easy to root for," said superfan Anthony Donahue.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
He pretended that he didn’t know that the square root of four was two.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
Vocabulary lists containing root
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The Vernal Vocabulary of Spring
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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