entrenched
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"They are not monsters - they are just regular people we encounter in our daily lives. Patriarchy is so deeply entrenched that most people are not even aware they are being misogynistic," he says.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Americans spend so much time entrenched in silent fear and anxiety about the violent nature of the country.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
Both were fettered by entrenched social expectations, leaving little room for anyone who wanted to chart a different course.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
“The longer inflation remains above 2%, the greater the risk that it becomes entrenched in expectations,” he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
“I have heard,” I said, “that there are a mere three hundred entrenched in the village.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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State of the Union Address 2016
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