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roots

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adjective

  1. (of popular music) going back to the origins of a style, esp in being genuine and unpretentious

    roots rock

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Roots

  1. (1976) A Pulitzer Prize –w¾±²Ô²Ô¾±²Ô²µ novel by the African-American author Alex Haley , later made into a popular television drama. It traces a black American man's heritage to Africa , where his ancestors had been captured and sold as slaves.
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  • ˈ°ù´Ç´Ç³Ù²õ²â, adjective
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The roots of sectarian conflict run deep here, nourished by decades of repressive rule by the Assad family, members of Syria's Alawite minority.

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To me, it is a global authoritarian movement with fascist roots.

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Under the new administration of Donald Trump, this agency with 218-year-old roots is undergoing another significant change — one that experts fear could significantly hamper NOAA’s work.

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The retail chain, which has roots in L.A. and was once known for its trendy and inexpensive offerings, will begin an orderly wind-down of its U.S. business while continuing to search for a buyer.

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It’s not a very long trail, but it’s challenging in that it has roots and rocks and all kinds of different things that could present a problem if you’re not used to it.

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