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  adjective

  (of popular music) going back to the origins of a style, esp in being genuine and unpretentious
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  (1976) A Pulitzer Prize –winning 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.

roots

British  

/ ruːts /

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 Cultural  

1. (1976) A Pulitzer Prize –winning 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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In an unconventional arrangement that dates to OpenAI’s nonprofit roots, the board is controlled by the OpenAI Foundation, a newly formed charity that emerged out of a recent restructuring of the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Eight of out 10 of Sumba's population of 685,000 people are Christian, but its older "marapu" belief system, that blends animism and ancestor worship, has deep roots.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

It’s important for me to represent our roots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

"We were pleasantly surprised by how strong and seemingly natural the chimpanzees' attraction to crystals was. This suggests that sensitivity to such objects may have deep evolutionary roots."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026

There were dozens of them, shaped like curling arrows and twisting roots.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

He highlighted that City Hall had planted 640,000 trees and was empowering communities to transform areas through the mayor's £12m Green Roots Fund.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Grass Roots is collaborating with local groups and organizations on “how best to maintain the old Altadena they know and loved,” spokesman Terry Fahn said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

This essay is adapted from his new book, “Korean Messiah: Kim Il Sung and the Christian Roots of North Korea’s Personality Cult,” to be published by Knopf on April 14.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026

Britain “effectively reduced Iran to the status of a British protectorate,” according to Stephen Kinzer in All the Shah’s Men External link: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror.

From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026

Roots & Shoots clubs or groups are now in more than fifteen countries.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall