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uproot

[uhp-root, -root] / ʌpˈrut, -ˈrʊt /


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Efforts to help the crisis-hit industry include the government's latest 130-million-euro "arrachage" fund that opened last Friday, offering subsidies to loss-making owners to uproot their vines.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Most of us can’t simply uproot our life, quit our jobs and move to a carefully curated farmhouse in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

By the time it struck Jamaica, the storm had reached Category 5 strength, with gusts fierce enough to tear roofs from concrete homes, uproot trees and snap power poles.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

This depends on whether you've lost everything in your fire or need to uproot for a period of time while your home undergoes the restoration or partial rebuild period.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2025

“You know, she has a daughter, too, and it wouldn’t be fair to make them uproot their lives when they’re doing a favor for us.”

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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