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Discover LudwigThe phrase "rooting out" is correct and can be used in written English.
The phrase implies that one is actively searching for something, so it can be used to describe the act of searching through something to find a particular item or something hidden. For example: The police are rooting out all potential suspects in the case.
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rooting out
verb
Present participle of root out
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How about rooting out unbelievers?
"We are rooting out fraud.
It means rooting out racism and discrimination.
And getting the deficit down means rooting out waste too.
Official policies are imperfect tools for rooting out problems.
And Dylan sure was good at rooting out secrets.
Putin has devoted dozens of speeches to rooting out corruption.
"For business, that means rooting out the often-unintended biases that perpetuate inequities for women".
Cardinal Rigali has insisted the diocese was aggressive in rooting out bad priests.
The agency, however, does not have a strong track record in rooting out corruption.
The I.R.S. made rooting out abuses with equity swaps a top priority in March.
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