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For the Post’s editorial board to disdain substantial Chinese production for the rest of the world is for those same editorialists to disdain the division of labor that is at the root of all productive advance.
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John Tamny, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Many attempts to change people’s thinking about their own bodies are individualistic and don’t try to tackle systemic issues at the root of why thinness is often praised, according to Engeln.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 29 Dec. 2024
Aerial footage of the crash’s aftermath from KTLA showed a plume of smoke rising from an open hole in the building’s roof, though firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze at the root of the smoke.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
In the circle of blame, there is a sizeable portion that can be attributed to Postecoglou but recruitment, at the root of any team’s success, deserves the biggest scrutiny of all.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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John Tamny, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Many attempts to change people’s thinking about their own bodies are individualistic and don’t try to tackle systemic issues at the root of why thinness is often praised, according to Engeln.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 29 Dec. 2024
Aerial footage of the crash’s aftermath from KTLA showed a plume of smoke rising from an open hole in the building’s roof, though firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze at the root of the smoke.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
In the circle of blame, there is a sizeable portion that can be attributed to Postecoglou but recruitment, at the root of any team’s success, deserves the biggest scrutiny of all.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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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 22 Feb. 2025.
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