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are uprooting

  • present progressive of uproot.

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Her neighbour, 71-year-old Kusum Mishra, who arrived 50 years ago, also dismissed the "petty compensation" offered, complaining that "they are uprooting us and destroying our lives."

From Barron's May 18, 2026

“And so a lot of these firms are uprooting from downtown.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 25, 2025

Warming planet: More Americans are uprooting their lives for safer climates.

From New York Times Mar. 25, 2023

Searching for safety but determined not to leave Ukraine, the brand Ruslan Baginskiy is among the businesses that are uprooting amid war.

From Seattle Times Mar. 26, 2022

The violators are trampling upon their own dignity, are uprooting their own foundations and are proud at being upheld by flatterers who exert a great effort to shake the faith of feeble souls.

From Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá by `Abdu'l-Bahá