deep-seated

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The movement's roots - in South America, and later in Croatia and Italy during the 1960s - include a deep-seated hostility towards authority, policing, and the media.

From BBC

"This research helps us understand what happens when sea levels change and how deep-seated Earth movements influence the evolution of landscapes."

From Science Daily

Trot songs often express "han" - a deep-seated feeling of sorrow, resentment and longing shaped by Korea's history of foreign subjugation and one of the most enduring themes in Korean culture.

From BBC

Can Europe seize the moment and actually get a grip with some of the deep-seated problems that are behind the economic malaise?

From The Wall Street Journal

It warned that removing the waste could expose any slow-burning deep-seated fires to open air, risking greater combustion.

From BBC