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Of the Republicans who lack confidence in higher education, 53 percent mention political agendas, with the idea that education is pushing liberal political ideas on students at the root of their concern.
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Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
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Lafayette even used his bipartisan popularity to advance a cause at the root of some of Americans’ most fierce divisions.
—Elizabeth M. Reese / Made By History, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
At the end of this week’s episode 2, Timothy Ratliff (Jason Isaacs) finally gets a hold of a professional contact named Kenny, who is at the root of some serious trouble back home.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
In fact, there are a number of physiological processes that take place in your body when the days get shorter and the weather gets colder that could be at the root of your fatigue.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 9 Dec. 2024
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Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Read More: Our Nation Is Still Divided Along the Battle Lines of the Civil War
Lafayette even used his bipartisan popularity to advance a cause at the root of some of Americans’ most fierce divisions.
—Elizabeth M. Reese / Made By History, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
At the end of this week’s episode 2, Timothy Ratliff (Jason Isaacs) finally gets a hold of a professional contact named Kenny, who is at the root of some serious trouble back home.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
In fact, there are a number of physiological processes that take place in your body when the days get shorter and the weather gets colder that could be at the root of your fatigue.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 9 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 28 Mar. 2025.
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