rooted in
idiom
: formed, made, or developed by using (something) as a basis
Her opinions are deeply rooted in her faith.
a dance rooted in African tradition
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Fear creeps in, mostly rooted in how other travelers will react if her child has a meltdown or emergency while traveling.
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Essence, 13 Sep. 2024
The entire process is rooted in natural language processing (NLP), with the AI gradually being trained on diverse datasets that include emotional context.
—Mark Halberstein, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
After that catastrophic launch failure, the Rogers Commission investigated and identified the technical cause of the accident while also concluding that it was rooted in a flawed safety culture.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024
Until pretty recently, the thought of reflecting sunlight back into space to combat global warming — a process called solar geoengineering — seemed to be firmly rooted in science fiction.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 12 Aug. 2024
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Essence, 13 Sep. 2024
The entire process is rooted in natural language processing (NLP), with the AI gradually being trained on diverse datasets that include emotional context.
—Mark Halberstein, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
After that catastrophic launch failure, the Rogers Commission investigated and identified the technical cause of the accident while also concluding that it was rooted in a flawed safety culture.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024
Until pretty recently, the thought of reflecting sunlight back into space to combat global warming — a process called solar geoengineering — seemed to be firmly rooted in science fiction.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Rooted in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rooted%20in. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.
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