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inveterate

[in-vet-er-it] / ɪnˈvɛt ər ɪt /


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And there’s the leering, preening Rupert Mannion from “Ted Lasso” — multimillionaire soccer team owner, inveterate philanderer and incurably vindictive divorcé.

From Salon Jun. 12, 2026

Obsessed with figuring out how things worked, he was an inveterate tinkerer.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

Duer was also an inveterate speculator and get-rich-quick schemer: “king of the alley,” as Thomas Jefferson derisively referred External link to Wall Street.

From Barron's Mar. 1, 2026

The Season 8 finale saw protagonist, narrator and inveterate daydreamer J.D.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 24, 2026

In her heart, she was his silent ally, a fifth columnist, in Bull’s inveterate assaults on the trellised escutcheons of the Old South that Lillian shoved in front of him.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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