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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